Güera
Güera is an anchorage in Western Sahara. Güera is situated nearby to the hamlet Falso Cabo Blanco, as well as near Pointe de l’Opéra.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Güera and Cansado.
La Güera
Town
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La Güera is a ghost town on the Atlantic coast at the southern tip of Western Sahara, on the western side of the Ras Nouadhibou peninsula which is split in two by the Mauritania–Western Sahara border, 15 kilometres west of Nouadhibou.
Cansado
Town
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Cansado is a coastal town in north-western Mauritania on the Ras Nouadhibou peninsula. It is located in the Nouadhibou Department in the Dakhlet Nouadhibou region. Cansado is situated 7 km northeast of Güera.
Al-Battariyya
Hamlet
La Batterie, also known in Arabic as Al Batariyya, is a village in north-western Mauritania on the Ras Nouadhibou peninsular. It is located in the Nouadhibou Department in the Dakhlet Nouadhibou region south of Nouadhibou close to Cansado. Al-Battariyya is situated 7 km northeast of Güera.
Güera
- Type: Anchorage
- Also known as: “Fondeadero en La Güera”, “Guera”, and “Laguira”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Western Sahara, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
20.82556° or 20° 49′ 32″ northLongitude
-17.09127° or 17° 5′ 29″ westOpen location code
7CG4RWG5+6FGeoNames ID
2462650
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