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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. [2] [3] Nouadhibou is a major hotspot for migrant smuggling, serving as a key departure point for those attempting to reach Europe. [4]
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Dakhlet Nouadhibou region (Arabic: ولاية داخلة نواذيبو, romanized: wilāyat dāxlet nwaḏību, lit. 'Nouadhibou Peninsula Region') is an administrative division of Mauritania . Its regional capital is Nouadhibou , which is located at its northwestern end and is home to nearly 95% of the region's population.
Moughataas (Arabic: مقاطعات, romanized: muqāṭaʿāt) or departments (French: départements) are the second-level administrative subdivision of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. There are 63 departments in Mauritania as of 2023.
Ras Nouadhibou (Arabic: رأس نواذيبو) is a 60-kilometre (37 mi) peninsula or headland divided by the border between Mauritania and Western Sahara on the African coast of the Atlantic Ocean. It is internationally known as Cabo Blanco in Spanish or Cap Blanc in French (both meaning "White Headland").
The iron ore arrives at the ore terminal of Point Central (located 10 kilometers south of Nouadhibou) by a railway which runs 650 km from the mines to the port. The Bay of Nouadhibou is the final resting place of over 300 ships and one of the world's largest ship graveyards. [4] [5] Ships graveyard, Nouadhibou, Mauritania