Nouamghar
Nouamghar, also El Mamghar, is a coastal village and rural commune in the Dakhlet Nouadhibou region of western Mauritania. The village is 150 kilometers north north-east of the capital Nouakchott and is located at the entrance to Cape Timiris.- Type: Village with 4,150 residents
- Description: commune in Mauritania
- Also known as: “El Mamghar”, “El Memghar”, “El Memrhar”, “El Momchar”, “Mamghar المامغار”, “Memrhar”, “Nouâmghâr”, “Nouamrhar”, and “Nwanghar”
Nouamghar
- Categories: commune of Mauritania and locality
- Location: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, Coastal Mauritania, Mauritania, Sahel, Africa
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Latitude
19.3559° or 19° 21′ 21″ north
Longitude
-16.5129° or 16° 30′ 47″ west
Population
4,150
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
7CF59F4P+9R
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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