Dar al Kitab
Dar al Kitab is a town hall in El Mina, Nouakchott-Sud region. Dar al Kitab is situated nearby to the town hall Mairie de Sebkha مقر البلدية السبخة, as well as near the government office Centre d’Accueil des Citoyens.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of Mauritania and National Library of Mauritania.
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. National Museum of Mauritania is situated 3 km northeast of Dar al Kitab.
National Library of Mauritania
Library
Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. National Library of Mauritania is situated 3 km northeast of Dar al Kitab.
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 4 km north of Dar al Kitab.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sebkha and Nouakchott.
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.
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.
Arafat
Town
Arafat is a suburb of Nouakchott and urban commune in western Mauritania. It is the capital of Nouakchott-Sud Region and had a population of 216,919 in 2023. Arafat is situated 3½ km southeast of Dar al Kitab.
Dar al Kitab
- Type: Town hall
- Address: السبخة, Nouakchott نواكشوط
- Categories: building and government building
- Location: El Mina, Nouakchott-Sud region, Mauritania, Sahel, Africa
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Latitude
18.06279° or 18° 3′ 46″ northLongitude
-15.99084° or 15° 59′ 27″ westOpen location code
7CC63275+4MOpenStreetMap ID
way 453940673OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=townhallOpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Dar al Kitab” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دار الكتاب”
- French: “Dar al Kitab”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Centre d’Accueil des Citoyens and Mairie de Sebkha مقر البلدية السبخة.
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