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Nouadhibou
Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Mauritania · Africa
About Nouadhibou
Nouadhibou sits on the route: 25 minutes from La Güera.
Nouadhibou is in Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Mauritania, with about 150,000 people. The nearest town is La Güera, about 13 km away.
Nouadhibou (; Arabic: نواذيبو, romanized: Nwādhībū, Hassaniyya: [nwaðiːbu] ), formerly named Port-Étienne, is the second largest city in Mauritania and serves as a major commercial center. The city has about 173,000 inhabitants. It is situated on a 65-kilometre peninsula or headland called Ras Nouadhibou, Cap Blanc,Read more
or Cabo Blanco, of which the western side has the city of La Güera. Nouadhibou is consequently located merely a couple of kilometers from the border between Mauritania and Western Sahara. Its current mayor is Elghassem Ould Bellali, who was installed on 15 October 2018.
Nouadhibou is a major hotspot for migrant smuggling, serving as a key departure point for those attempting to reach Europe.
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Nouadhibou is in Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Mauritania, about 13 km from La Güera.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 146,048
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Mauritania
- Region
- Dakhlet Nouadhibou
- Timezone
- Africa/Nouakchott
- Coordinates
- 20.9419, -17.0384
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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