Place:Néma, Hodh Ech Chargui, Mauritania

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NameNéma
Alt namesNemasource: Wikipedia
Némasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity
Coordinates16.617°N 7.25°W
Located inHodh Ech Chargui, Mauritania
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Néma is a town in southeastern Mauritania, close to the border with Mali. It is located at around at the eastern end of the Aoukar. It is the capital of Hodh Ech Chargui Region and of the Néma Department.

While the urban population of Nema is approximately 50–60,000, the surrounding rural sites served by the city make it closer to 200,000. Mauritanians value brousse, or country living, as a throwback to their nomadic roots. "The Road of Hope," which stretches from the capital, Nouakchott, ends in Nema near the market quartier. There are ten quartiers, sections, of the city, the oldest being Edelibu Quartier, northeast of the road. Shovia Quartier, dating from the 1950s, is the only section south of the road.

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