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Tanoudert
Tanoudert is a coastal town in Mauritania. It is located in the Dakhlet Nouadhibou region and forms a part of the Banc d'Arguin National Park. It is situated to a homonymous bay lying to the west and further west is Cape Tagarit (Cap-Tagair). Nearby towns and villages include Cansado (110 km), Bir Gandus, Tichla, Akjoujt and Iouik Iouik, also spelled Iwik, is a coastal town in western Mauritania. Located in the Banc d'Arguin National Park within the Dakhlet Nouadhibou region, it sits on a small peninsula. Nearby towns and villages include Uad Guenifa (73.4 nm), Cans ... (43 km), further south is the town of Arkeiss. External linksSatellite map at Maplandia.com Populated places in Mauritania Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region Populated coastal places in Mauritania {{Mauritania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cansado
Cansado ( ar, كانصادو) is a coastal town in north-western Mauritania on the Ras Nouadhibou peninsula. It is located in the Nouadhibou Department in the Dakhlet Nouadhibou region. It was built from scratch in the early 1960s for the staff administering the port and railhead for the iron ore mining company MIFERMA (Societe Anonyme des Mines de Fer de Mauritanie) as part of their iron mine development project at Zouérate. Nearby towns and villages include Uad Guenifa (), La Batterie(), Nouadhibou (), Bir Gandus (), Tanoudert () and Iouik (). See also * Railway stations in Mauritania Citizens of Mauritania have various transportation methods. Railways and highways connect major cities in the country. Mauritania is a coastal country so there are many ports along its coast and there are a few big rivers that run through the count ... Further reading * * External linksModernism in Cansado, Mauritania - 1966, Architectural Digest Populated places in Mauritania Dakhlet No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region
Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region ( ar, ولاية داخلة نواذيبو, ''Wilayat Dakhlet Nouadhibou'', "Interior Nouadhibou 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 rest of the shoreline is sparsely populated with villages, but the east of the region is mostly uninhabited. Demographics As of 2013, the population of the region was 123,779, compared to 97,875 in 2011. There were 57.05 percent females and 42.95 percent males. As of 2008, the couples with children was 35.60 and couples without children was 3.70. The proportion with extended family was 37.90 percent and extended single-parent was 8.60 per cent, one-person was 6.50 percent, and single-parent nuclear was 7.80 percent. As of 2008, the rate of household confirming the existence of public telephone in their neighbourhood or village was 95.69, rate of households benefiting from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iouik
Iouik, also spelled Iwik, is a coastal town in western Mauritania. Located in the Banc d'Arguin National Park within the Dakhlet Nouadhibou region, it sits on a small peninsula. Nearby towns and villages include Uad Guenifa (73.4 nm), Cansado (72.0 nm), Tanoudert (21.5 nm), Akjoujt (108.4 nm), El Mamghar (32.4 nm), Regbet Thila (28.6 nm) and Tikattane (50.1 nm) . Iouik is very close to the island of Tidra lying in the southwest some 3 km distant, further west is Niroumi and around 10 km north are the Kiaone Kiaone are two offshore sandy islets in the Bay of Arguin, Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Isl ... islands. References External linksSatellite map at Maplandia.com Populated places in Mauritania Populated coastal places in Mauritania Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region {{Mauritania- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countries Of The World
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, 2 United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (2 states, both in associated state, free association with New Zealand). Compi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Mauritania
Mauritania is divided into 15 regions: During the Mauritanian occupation of Western Sahara (1975–79), its portion of the territory (roughly corresponding to the lower half of Río de Oro province) was named Tiris al-Gharbiyya. The regions are subdivided into 44 departments; see departments of Mauritania The Regions of Mauritania are subdivided into 44 departments. The departments are listed below, by region: Adrar Region * Atar Department * Chinguetti Department * Oujeft Department * Ouadane Department Assaba Region * Aftout Department ... for more information. See also * ISO 3166-2:MR {{Mauritania topics Mauritania 1 Regions, Mauritania Mauritania, Regions Mauritania geography-related lists Subdivisions of Mauritania * Mauritania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauritania
Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية), is a sovereign country in West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to the north and northwest, Algeria to the northeast, Mali to the east and southeast, and Senegal to the southwest. Mauritania is the 11th-largest country in Africa and the 28th-largest in the world, and 90% of its territory is situated in the Sahara. Most of its population of 4.4 million lives in the temperate south of the country, with roughly one-third concentrated in the capital and largest city, Nouakchott, located on the Atlantic coast. The country's name derives from the ancient Berber kingdom of Mauretania, located in North Africa within the ancient Maghreb. Berbers occupied what is now Mauritania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banc D'Arguin National Park
The Banc d'Arguin National Park ( ar, حوض أركين) of Bay of Arguin lies in Western Africa on the west coast of Mauritania between Nouakchott and Nouadhibou and is the former mouth of the Tamanrasset River. The World Heritage Site is a major site for migratory birds and breeding birds, including flamingos, pelicans and terns. Much of the breeding is on sand banks including the islands of Tidra, Niroumi, Nair, Kijji and Arguim. The surrounding waters are some of the richest fishing waters in western Africa and serve as nesting grounds for the entire western region. The Banc d'Arguin National Park is a Nature reserve that was established in 1976 to protect both the natural resources and the valuable fisheries, which makes a significant contribution to the national economy,Hoffmann, 1988 as well as scientifically and aesthetically valuable geological sites, in the interests of and for the recreation of the general public. The park's vast expanses of mudflats provide a h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bir Gandus
Bir Gandus or Bir Gandouz ( ar, بئر كندوز , Moroccan Arabic: بير گندوز, Berber: Bir Genduz, es, Bir Ganduz) is a village in Western Sahara controlled by Morocco. As a rural commune of Morocco it serves as the headquarters of Morocco's Aousserd Province and recorded a population of 4625 in the 2014 Moroccan census. It holds a Moroccan military post. Although sometimes called so, it is not a border post. The border post to Mauritania is to the west on the RN1 at Guerguerat Guerguerat ( ar, الكركرات , ary, گرگرات, ber, Gargaren) is a small village in the far south west of Western Sahara, from the border with Mauritania and from the Atlantic Ocean. The village is under the control of Morocco. The ... although the stamp given there bore the name of Bir Gandus. References External linksSatellite image on Google Maps {{WesternSahara-geo-stub Provincial capitals in Morocco Populated places in Aousserd Province Populated places in Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tichla
Tichla is a small town in the Western Sahara under the de-facto control of Morocco, which considers it as part of rural commune Aousserd Province in the Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab region. At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 6,036 people living in 102 households. A few kilometers away is the Tichla Fortress The Tichla Fortress ( ar, تیشلا) is a fortress, fort in the Southern Provinces (Morocco), Moroccan occupied Western Sahara. It was built by the Spanish Colonial Empire, Spanish during their reign in Spanish Sahara in 1936. During the Weste .... References Populated places in Aousserd Province {{WesternSahara-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akjoujt
Akjoujt (Arabic: أكجوجت) is a small city in western Mauritania. It is the capital of Inchiri region. "Akjoujt" (ɑk'ʤuʤt) means 'wells'. The city's main industry is gold and copper mining. History Archeologists have discovered that as early as 1000 BC, copper smelting and mining was occurring in Akjoujt. According to archeologist Nicole N. Lambert, metallurgical traces and discovery sites proves relation between Mauritanian metallurgy and the introduction of Berbers into the western Sahara and the Sahel. In 1992 the city's old copper mine was repurposed into a gold mine. The company, Mines d'Or d'Akjoujt (MORAK), which was government-subsidized, was using many volatile and dangerous chemicals in the mines, and livestock and other animals in the area began to die. The runoff from the mine was stored in a plastic-lined retention pond and was very close to the city's water supply. Despite warnings that the rainfall in the area could cause the toxic material to spread, the min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
