Aleg

Aleg
ألاك
Commune and town
Aleg is located in Mauritania
Aleg
Aleg
Location in Mauritania
Coordinates: 17°3′N 13°55′W / 17.050°N 13.917°W / 17.050; -13.917
Country Mauritania
RegionBrakna
DepartmentAleg (department)
Population
 (2023 census)
 • Total
27,120

Aleg is the capital of the Brakna Region, in Mauritania. It is located at 17°3′0″N 13°55′0″W / 17.05000°N 13.91667°W / 17.05000; -13.91667. The city name means “ascending path” in Zenaga. It lies on Lake Aleg.

Background

The town includes the village of 'Elb Jmel, and the village of Lamden which is known as the birthplace of former President of Mauritania, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi.

The Road of Hope

The Road of Hope – or "Transmauritanian" – is the most important road axis in Mauritania. Crossing the south of the country from west to east for approximately 1,100 km, this almost straight asphalt road connects the capital Nouakchott to Néma, at the gateway to Mali.

It serves the following localities (from west to east): Nouakchott, Boutilimit, Aleg, Kiffa, Ayoun el-Atrouss, Timbedra and Néma.

References

  1. ↑ "ANSADE - Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie". ansade.mr. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  2. ↑ Room, Adrian (2008). African placenames : origins and meanings of the names for natural features, towns, cities, provinces, and counties. Internet Archive. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-7864-3546-3.
  3. ↑ "ولد الشيخ عبد الله ..رحلة من القصر إلى المحراب". essirage.net (in Arabic). 7 August 2015. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-05.