Minefield
Minefield is a military installation in Western Sahara. Minefield is situated nearby to منطقة الكويرة المغربية, as well as near the town 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 6 km east of Minefield.
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 6 km northeast of Minefield.
Minefield
- Type: Military installation
- Address: الكويرة
- Location: Western Sahara, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
20.83435° or 20° 50′ 4″ northLongitude
-17.09028° or 17° 5′ 25″ westOpen location code
7CG4RWM5+PVOpenStreetMap ID
way 323370685OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=danger_area
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Minefield” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حقل الغام”
- French: “Champ de Mines”
- German: “Minenfeld”
- Spanish: “Campo de minas”
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