Bougadoum is a town and commune in the Hodh Ech Chargui Region of southern Mauritania.
In 2013 it had a census population of 40,341.
Coordinates: 16°17′N 13°46′W / 16.283°N 13.767°W / 16.283; -13.767
I am the black star
hostess of your dead hearts hymn
my heart explodes in your ecstasy
you drink me like poison
I am the water wherein you drown
your love is reflections of death
beyond night
you are no longer excess of light