El-Djouf

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El-Djouf

desert region, western Africa

Also known as: Al-Juf

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Also spelled:: Al-Juf

El-Djouf, desert region in western Africa, at the western edge of the Sahara. It occupies the border region of eastern Mauritania and western Mali.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Laura Etheredge.