Boulenouar ( ar, بولنوار, sometimes spelled Boulenoir) is a town and
commune in
Mauritania
Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...
, situated on
the railway line from
Nouadhibou to
Zouerate and on the road between Nouadhibou and
Nouakchott
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Its main resource is water, which is close to the surface. The water is bottled and sold and also used as water supply for Nouadhibou. In the 2013 census, the population numbered 2,619.
Boulenouar is home to the
Boulenouar Wind Power Station
Boulenouar Wind Power Station, also Boulenoir Wind Power Station, is a wind power plant, under development in Mauritania. When completed, as expected in 2022, the power station will be the largest wind power station in Mauritania.
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that is planned to be the biggest wind power station in Mauritania.
References
Communes of Mauritania
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