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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]
Mauritania: Area • Total. 6,259 sq mi (16,211 km 2) ... The Nouadhibou department is made up of following communes: Boulenouar; Inal; Nouadhibou; References
Regions of Mauritania; A clickable map of Mauritania exhibiting its twelve regions and one capital district. Category: Region: Location Mauritania: Number: 15 (as of 2023) Populations: 19,639–430,668: Areas: 156–252,900 km 2 (60–97,645 sq mi)
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.
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
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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.
The headland forms the western limit of Dakhlet Nouadhibou Bay. It is divided between Mauritania and Western Sahara. On the western side lies the ghost town of La Güera; on the eastern side, less than 1 mile (1.6 km) from the border, lies Mauritania's Nouadhibou (formerly Port Etienne). Although it is not the westernmost point of Africa, due ...