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As Mauritania prepared for independence, it lacked a capital city. The area of present-day Nouakchott was chosen by Moktar Ould Daddah, the first President of Mauritania, and his advisors. Ould Daddah desired the new capital to symbolize modernity and national unity, which ruled out existing cities or towns in the interior.
By land area Mauritania is the 11th-largest country in Africa and 28th-largest in the world; 90% of its territory is in the Sahara. Most of its population of some 4.3 million lives in the temperate south of the country, with roughly a third concentrated in the capital and largest city, Nouakchott , on the Atlantic coast.
This is a list of cities in Mauritania by population. All settlements with a population over 10,000 are listed. All settlements with a population over 10,000 are listed. Cities in Mauritania
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)
Rank Name Region Pop. Rank Name Region Pop. Nouakchott Nouadhibou: 1: Nouakchott: Nouakchott: 1,446,761: 11: Adel Bagrou: Hodh Ech Chargui: 37,048 Kiffa: 2 ...
By land area Mauritania is the 11th-largest country in Africa and 28th-largest in the world; 90% of its territory is in the Sahara. Most of its population of some 4.3 million lives in the temperate south of the country, with roughly a third concentrated in the capital and largest city, Nouakchott, on the Atlantic coast.
Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport (IATA: NKC, ICAO: GQNO) (Arabic: مطار نواكشوط الدولي - أم التونسي, French: Aéroport International de Nouakchott–Oumtounsy) is an international airport serving Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania. It is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of the city.
Nouakchott site designated new capital of Mauritania; building of city begins. [1] [3] Radio de Mauritanie begins broadcasting. [4] 1960: Capital of newly independent Mauritania moved to Nouakchott from Saint Louis. AS Garde Nationale (football club) formed. Palais de Justice (courthouse) built. 1961: National Institute of Advanced Islamic ...