Rosso
Rosso is the major city of south-western Mauritania and capital of Trarza region. It is situated on the Senegal River at the head of the river zone allowing year-round navigation. The town is 204 km south of the capital Nouakchott.
- City with about 61,200 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
- …is also known as “Roco”
- Description: commune of Mauritania
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Latitude
16.51325° or 16° 30′ 48″ north
Longitude
-15.80997° or 15° 48′ 36″ west
UN/LOCODE
MR ROS
Open location code
7C86G57R+72
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OpenStreetMap feature
place = city
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Veps—“Rosso” goes by many names.
RossoAfrikaans
ሮሶAmharic
القواربArabic
روصوArabic
RossoAzerbaijani
RossoBasque
РосаBelarusian
Роса (Маўрытанія)Belarusian
রসোBengali
RossoCatalan
RossoCebuano
Rosso (kapital sa rehiyon)Cebuano
罗索Chinese
羅索Chinese
RossoDanish
RossoDutch
RossoEstonian
RossoFinnish
RossoHausa
רוסוHebrew
रॉसोHindi
रोस्सोHindi
RossoIndonesian
RossoItalian
ロッソJapanese
RossoJavanese
Roso qalasıKazakh
РосоKazakh
Росо қаласыKazakh
روسو قالاسىKazakh
РоссоKirghiz
로소Korean
RossoLatin
RosoLatvian
RosasLithuanian
RossoMalay
RossoNorthern Frisian
RossoNorwegian Bokmål
RossoNorwegian Nynorsk
RossoOromo
ਰੱਸੋPanjabi
روسوPersian
روصوPersian
Al-KuwaribPolish
RossoPolish
RusuPolish
روسوPushto
RossoRomanian
Rosso, MauritaniaRomanian
РосоRussian
RossoSerbian
RossoSerbo-Croatian
RossoSlovenian
RossoSomali
روسوSouth Azerbaijani
روسو (موریتانی)South Azerbaijani
RossoSwahili
RossoSwedish
РоссоTajik
РоссоTatar
RossoTurkish
РосоUkrainian
روصوUrdu
RossoUzbek
RosoVeps
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