National Library of Mauritania
The Bibliothèque Nationale de Mauritanie is located in Nouakchott, Mauritania in the building of the National Museum of Mauritania. The library has a collection of 10,000 volumes and employs 41 staff members. The library has seven branches.Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Library
- Description: national library of Mauritania
- Also known as: “Al-Maktaba al-wataniyya al-muritaniyya”, “Bibliothèque Nationale de Mauritanie”, and “Bibliothèque Nationale de Mauritanie المكتبة الوطنية الموريتانية”
- Address: نواكشوط
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.
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 National Library of Mauritania.
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 National Library of Mauritania.
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 3½ km southwest of National Library of Mauritania.
National Library of Mauritania
- Categories: national library and education
- Location: TevraghZeina, Nouakchott-Ouest region, Mauritania, Sahel, Africa
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Latitude
18.08557° or 18° 5′ 8″ northLongitude
-15.97499° or 15° 58′ 30″ westOpen location code
7CC632PG+62OpenStreetMap ID
way 228968010OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryWikidata ID
Q15116328
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yoruba—“National Library of Mauritania” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المكتبة الوطنية الموريتانية”
- Dutch: “Nationale Bibliotheek van Mauritanië”
- Egyptian Arabic: “المكتبه الوطنيه الموريتانيه”
- Finnish: “Mauritanian kansalliskirjasto”
- French: “Al-Maktaba al-wataniyya al-muritaniyya”
- French: “Bibliothèque nationale de Mauritanie”
- French: “Bibliothèque Nationale de Mauritanie”
- German: “Al-Maktaba al-wataniyya al-muritaniyya”
- German: “Bibliothèque Nationale de Mauritanie”
- Greek: “Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Μαυριτανίας”
- Hausa: “Laburaren Ƙasar Mauritaniya”
- Persian: “کتابخانه ملی موریتانی”
- Polish: “Biblioteka Narodowa Mauretanii”
- Russian: “Национальная библиотека Мавритании”
- Serbian: “Национална библиотека Мауританије”
- Spanish: “Biblioteca nacional de Mauritania”
- Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de Mauritania”
- Spanish: “المكتبة الوطنية الموريتانية”
- Urdu: “قومی کتب خانہ موریتانیہ”
- Yoruba: “National Library of Mauritania”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parc des Cinéastes صناع السينما بارك and Assemblée Nationale الجمعية الوطنية.
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