خليج الشرق
خليج الشرق is a bay in Western Sahara.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nouadhibou and La Güera.
Nouadhibou
Nouadhibou is the second largest city in Mauritania. It's a major fishing centre and large industrial port.
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.
Ras Nouadhibou
Locality
Ras Nouadhibou is a 60-kilometre peninsula or headland divided by the border between Mauritania and Western Sahara on the African coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
خليج الشرق
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Western Sahara, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
20.827° or 20° 49′ 37″ northLongitude
-17.0856° or 17° 5′ 8″ westOpen location code
7CG4RWG7+RQOpenStreetMap ID
node 3301851732OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Satellite Map
Discover خليج الشرق from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“خليج الشرق” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خليج الشرق”
- French: “Baie Est”
- German: “Ostbucht”
- Spanish: “Bahía Este”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as نقطة النسر and Falso Cabo Blanco.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Spanish fort and Church of the Immaculate.
Western Sahara: Must-Visit Destinations
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