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Aleg
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Aleg is the capital of the Brakna Region, in Mauritania. It is located at . The city name means “ascending path” in Zenaga.

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Settlement.name
Aleg
Settlement.native_name
ألاك
Settlement.native_name_lang
ar
Settlement.settlement_type
Commune and town
Settlement.pushpin_map
Mauritania
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Mauritania
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name
25px Mauritania
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Brakna
Settlement.population_as_of
2013 census
Settlement.population_total
15521

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Population
27120
Area
87.85
Elevation
40
Image
Aleg mauritania.jpg
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Aleg
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3 sections
Contents
  • Background
  • The Road of Hope
  • References

Aleg is the capital of the Brakna Region, in Mauritania. It is located at . The city name means “ascending path” in Zenaga.

==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.

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