Rachid

Rachid is a town in central at the foot of the Tagant Plateau. It is located in the Tidjikja Department in the Tagant region. It is located 39 kilometres from the department capital of .
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: human settlement in Mauritania
  • Also known as: Rachid, Mauritania”, “Rachide”, “Rashid”, and “رشيد

Rachid

Latitude
18.78918° or 18° 47′ 21″ north
Longitude
-11.68821° or 11° 41′ 18″ west
Elevation
213 metres (699 feet)
Open location code
7CCCQ8Q6+MP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4455031512
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2377041
Wiki­data ID
Q3416139
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Norwegian Bokmål—“Rachid” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: الرشيد
  • Arabic: قرية الرشيد
  • Dutch: Rachid, Mauritania
  • Egyptian Arabic: الرشيد
  • French: Rachid
  • German: Rachid
  • Irish: Rachid
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Rachid
  • Norwegian: Rachid

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