Arafat

Arafat is a suburb of and urban commune in western . It is the capital of Nouakchott-Sud Region and had a population of 216,919 in 2023.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include National Museum of Mauritania and National Library of Mauritania.

Museum
Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , also known as the National Museum of Nouakchott, is a national museum in , . It is located to the southwest of the Hotel Mercure Marhaba, west of Hotel de Ville, northwest of Parc Deydouh, and northeast of the Mosque Ould Abbas. is situated 4½ km north of Arafat.

Library
Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bibliothèque Nationale de Mauritanie is located in , in the building of the . The library has a collection of 10,000 volumes and employs 41 staff members. The library has seven branches. is situated 4½ km north of Arafat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nouakchott and Sebkha.

Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital of and its largest city, with almost 1.2 million residents in 2019. The city is the hub of the Mauritanian economy and is home to a deepwater port and Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport, one of the country's two international airports.

Suburb
is a suburb of and urban commune in western . It has a population of 72,245. The football teams ASC Nasr de and ASC Socogim are based there. is situated 4½ km northwest of Arafat.

Arafat

Latitude
18.0464° or 18° 2′ 47″ north
Longitude
-15.9719° or 15° 58′ 19″ west
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
7CC622WH+H6
Geo­Names ID
9212577
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Arafat” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عرفات”
  • Cebuano: “Arafat”
  • Chinese: “阿拉法特”
  • French: “Araffat”
  • Hebrew: “ערפאת”
  • Italian: “Arafat”
  • Japanese: “アラファト”
  • Malay: “Arafat”
  • Northern Frisian: “Arafat”
  • Persian: “عرفات”
  • Romanian: “Araffat”
  • Russian: “Арафат”
  • Spanish: “Arafat”
  • Swedish: “Arafat”

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