Kiffa

Kiffa كيفه
Commune and town
Kiffa Marketplace
Kiffa Location in Mauritania
Coordinates: 16°37′N 11°24′W / 16.617°N 11.400°W / 16.617; -11.400
Country	Mauritania
Region	Assaba Region
Area
• Commune and town	1,078 km2 (416 sq mi)
Elevation	94 m (308 ft)
Population  (2013 census)
• Commune and town	60,005
• Density	56/km2 (140/sq mi)
• Urban	50,206

Kiffa (Arabic: كيفة) is a large town in the far south region of Mauritania, and the name of an administrative area within the local Assaba Region.

Kiffa is located at 16°38′N 11°24′W / 16.63°N 11.4°W / 16.63; -11.4, some 600 kilometres (370 mi) from the coast and at the western end of the Aoukar sand sea of southern Mauritania.