Kankossa

Kankossa is a town and commune the Assaba region of . In 1944, the French colonial government transferred Kankossa from French Sudan to Mauritania, where it remained after independence.
Wikipedia
  • Type: City with 8,120 residents
  • Description: commune and town in Mauritania
  • Also known as: “Kankossa كنكوصه”

Kankossa

Latitude
15.92975° or 15° 55′ 47″ north
Longitude
-11.52386° or 11° 31′ 26″ west
Population
8,120
Elevation
73 metres (240 feet)
Open location code
7C7CWFHG+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2135500602
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
2378716
Wiki­data ID
Q2578930
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Kankossa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنكوصة”
  • Arabic: “كنكوصه”
  • Corsican: “Kankossa”
  • Dutch: “Kankossa”
  • Finnish: “Kankoussa”
  • French: “Kankossa”
  • German: “Kankossa”
  • Hebrew: “קנקוסה”
  • Italian: “Kankossa”
  • Lithuanian: “Kankosa”
  • Malay: “Kankossa”
  • Polish: “Kankusa”
  • Romanian: “Kankossa”
  • Russian: “Канкозза”
  • Russian: “Канкосса”
  • Sardinian: “Kankossa”
  • Sassarese Sardinian: “Kankossa”
  • Spanish: “Kankossa”
  • “Kankossa”

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