University of Nouakchott

University of Nouakchott is an university in Trarza, Mauritania. University of Nouakchott is situated nearby to National Museum of Mauritania, as well as near the suburb Ksar.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Mauritania and G5 Sahel.

National Museum of Mauritania

Museum

Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The National Museum of Mauritania, also known as the National Museum of Nouakchott, is a national museum in Nouakchott, Mauritania. 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. National Museum of Mauritania is situated 710 metres southwest of University of Nouakchott.

G5 Sahel

Government office

G5 Sahel or G5S was an institutional framework for coordination of regional cooperation in development policies and security matters in West Africa. It was created on 16 February 2014 in Nouakchott, Mauritania, at a summit of five Sahel countries: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger. G5 Sahel is situated 1½ km northwest of University of Nouakchott.

Nouakchott Olympic Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Neonstar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is used mostly for football matches and has a capacity of 10,000. It also has an athletics track. The Olympic Stadium is used by the Mauritania national football team. Nouakchott Olympic Stadium is situated 2½ km northwest of University of Nouakchott.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nouakchott and Ksar.

Nouakchott

Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nouakchott is the capital of Mauritania 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.

Ksar

Suburb

Ksar, Mauritania is a suburb of Nouakchott and urban commune in western Mauritania. It has a population of 43,531.

Sebkha

Suburb

Sebkha is a suburb of Nouakchott and urban commune in western Mauritania. It has a population of 72,245. The football teams ASC Nasr de Sebkha and ASC Socogim are based there. Sebkha is situated 4 km southwest of University of Nouakchott.

University of Nouakchott

Type: University
Category: education
Location: Trarza, Mauritania, Sahel, Africa
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Latitude

18.08885° or 18° 5′ 20″ north

Longitude

-15.9691° or 15° 58′ 9″ west

Elevation

9 metres (30 feet)

Open location code

7CC632QJ+G9

GeoNames ID

9222778

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