Sahel
Mauritania
Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region

Cansado

Cansado is a coastal town in north-western on the peninsula. It is located in the Department in the Dakhlet Nouadhibou region.
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  • Type: Town
  • Description: human settlement in Mauritania
  • Also known as: “Kānṣādū” and “Port Mineralier de Cansado”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Battariyya and La Güera.

Hamlet
La Batterie, also known in Arabic as Al Batariyya, is a village in north-western on the peninsular. It is located in the Department in the Dakhlet Nouadhibou region south of close to Cansado.

Town
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is a ghost town on the Atlantic coast at the southern tip of , on the western side of the peninsula which is split in two by the Mauritania–Western Sahara border, 15 kilometres west of . is situated 6 km west of Cansado.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is the second largest city in . It's a major fishing centre and large industrial port.

Cansado

Latitude
20.85281° or 20° 51′ 10″ north
Longitude
-17.03435° or 17° 2′ 4″ west
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
7CG4VX38+47
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2575939244
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2380625
Wiki­data ID
Q2936539
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Cansado” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كانصادو”
  • Chinese: “坎萨多”
  • Chinese: “坎萨杜”
  • Dutch: “Cansado”
  • Dutch: “Kānṣādū”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كانصادو”
  • French: “Cansado”
  • French: “Kānṣādū”
  • German: “Kānṣādū”
  • Irish: “Cansado”
  • Spanish: “Cansado”
  • Spanish: “Kānṣādū”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pointe Cansado and نقطة النسر.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Parc Commémoratif de Cansado حديقة تذكارية كانصادو and Mosquée Ar-Rahmân مسجد الرحمن.

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