Huvrat ehl Sheikh
Hovratt ehl Cheikh
حفرة أهل الشيخ | |
|---|---|
Commune and village | |
  Hovratt ehl Cheikh Location in Mauritania | |
| Coordinates: 16°49′N 11°45′W / 16.817°N 11.750°W[1] | |
| Country |  Mauritania |
| Region | Assaba Region |
| Established | 1984 |
| Population | |
• Total | 500 |
| Area code | +222 |
Hovratt ehl Cheikh Sid'Elemine is a village and commune in Mauritania.
Hovratt ehl Cheikh Sid'Elemine nearest to Kiffa capital of Assaba Region. It is located at around 16°49′N 11°45′W / 16.817°N 11.750°W. According to the official census, the city's population was 500 in 2005[2]
The village was founded at the end of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century, and then witnessed displacement of population in the first half of the twentieth century. It was reborn late in 1984 by initiative of Hassan Ould Bou, a businessman from the village, with a number of notable people of Sheikh Elemine tribe. The mosque and minaret, the first foundations of the village were built in early 1986.
References
- ↑ "Hovratt ehl Cheikh Sid'Elemine". www.mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ↑ La Mauritanie en chiffres. Direction de la statistique et de la compatibilité nationale, Mauritania. Office national de la statistique, 1997, p. 14