Nouakchott
Nouakchott is a residential area in Toujounine, Nouakchott North. Nouakchott is situated nearby to the mosque Jamie Zaouïa El-Mohammadia مسجد الزاوية المحمدية, as well as near the marketplace Marche de Noual.- Type: Residential area
- Also known as: “Nouakchott نواكشوط”, “أنواكشوط”, and “انواكشوط”
- Address: نواكشوط
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arafat and Nouakchott.
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 southwest of Nouakchott.
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. Ksar is situated 6 km northwest of Nouakchott.
Nouakchott
- Location: Toujounine, Nouakchott North, Mauritania, Sahel, Africa
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Latitude
18.06172° or 18° 3′ 42″ northLongitude
-15.93245° or 15° 55′ 57″ westOpen location code
7CC63369+M2OpenStreetMap ID
way 546913345OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Nouakchott” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نواكشوط”
- Armenian: “Նուակշոտ”
- French: “Nouakchott”
- German: “Nuakschott”
- Greek: “Νουακσότ”
- Hebrew: “נואקשוט”
- Italian: “Nouakchott”
- Spanish: “Nuakchot”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jamie Zaouïa El-Mohammadia مسجد الزاوية المحمدية and Marche de Noual.
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