El Mina

El Mina is a suburb of and urban commune in western . It has a population of 181,640. El Mina has a bad reputation in Mauritania. It is considered one of the poorest parts of the city and is known for its prostitution.
Wikipedia
  • Suburb with 182,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 5 metres (16 feet)
  • …is also known as “El Mina, Mauritania”
  • Description: commune of Mauritania

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Museum of Mauritania and G5 Sahel.
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The , also known as the…
or G5S was an institutional framework for… is situated 3½ km north of El Mina.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nouakchott and Arafat.
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is the capital of and its…
is a suburb of and urban commune in western .
is a suburb of and urban commune in western .

El Mina

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Latitude
18.065° or 18° 3′ 54″ north
Longitude
-15.9771° or 15° 58′ 38″ west
Open location code
7CC6327F+X5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4477087465
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
9222769
Wiki­data ID
Q892423

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“El Mina” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الميناء”
  • Cebuano: “El Mina (departamento sa Mauritania, Inchiri)”
  • Cebuano: “El Mina”
  • Chinese: “埃尔米纳”
  • Dutch: “El Mina”
  • French: “El Mina”
  • German: “El Mina”
  • Hausa: “El Mina, Mauritaniya”
  • Japanese: “エル・ミナ”
  • Malay: “El Mina, Mauritania”
  • Malay: “El Mina”
  • Romanian: “El Mina, Mauritania”
  • Romanian: “El Mina”
  • Spanish: “El Mina (Mauritania)”
  • Spanish: “El Mina”
  • Swedish: “El Mina (departement i Mauretanien, Inchiri)”
  • Swedish: “El Mina”

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