Tower of the Navy
Tower of the Navy is a lighthouse in Western Sahara. Tower of the Navy is situated nearby to the ruins Harbour Fortress, as well as near the marina Port of La Güera.Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Güera and Cansado.
La Güera
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5 es.
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
Photo: Bertramz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Tower of the Navy.
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 Tower of the Navy.
Tower of the Navy
- Type: Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Western Sahara, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
20.82605° or 20° 49′ 34″ northLongitude
-17.09445° or 17° 5′ 40″ westOpen location code
7CG4RWG4+C6OpenStreetMap ID
node 3301715453OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Tower of the Navy” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “برج البحرية”
- French: “Tour de la Marine”
- Spanish: “Torre de la Marina”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Harbour Fortress and Port of La Güera.
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