Nouakchott (/nwækˈʃɒt, nwɑː-/; French: [nwakʃɔt]; Arabic: نواكشوط, romanized: Nwākshūṭ, Hassaniyya: [nwakʃuːtˤ] ; Wolof: Nuwaaksoot; Pulaar: Nuwaasoot;...
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التونسي, French: Aéroport International de Nouakchott–Oumtounsy) is an international airport serving Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania. It is located...
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country, with roughly a third concentrated in the capital and largest city, Nouakchott, on the Atlantic coast. The country's name derives from the ancient Berber...
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The Nouakchott tramway (Arabic: ترام نواكشوط, French: Tramway de Nouakchott), also known as the Nouakchott Train (Arabic: قطار نواكشوط, French: Train de...
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2024 Nouakchott migrant boat disaster occurred on 22 July 2024, when a pirogue carrying hundreds of migrants capsized near the coast of Nouakchott, the...
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The 2023 Nouakchott prison break was the result of a prison riot in the Nouakchott Civil Prison, the central prison of Mauritania. Four AQMI members managed...
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Nouakchott-Ouest (lit. 'West Nouakchott', Arabic: نواكشوط الغربية, romanized: Nuwākshūṭ al-Gharbīyah) is a region in Mauritania. It comprises the three...
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of defeat since 1967. On 28 March, Mauritania lost their home leg in Nouakchott 2–0 and the Upper Volta advanced 3–1 on aggregate. On 12 October 1980...
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The raid on Nouakchott in June 1976 was a significant military operation carried out by the Polisario Front, a Western Saharan guerrilla group, against...
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University of Nouakchott Al Aasriya (French: Université de Nouakchott Al Aasriya, Arabic: جامعة نواكشوط) is a university in the city of Nouakchott, capital...
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