Place:Nouadhibou, Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Mauritania

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NameNouadhibou
Alt namesNouadihibousource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Nouâdhibousource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 871
Port Etiennesource: Wikipedia
Port-Étiennesource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 871
TypeCity
Coordinates20.9°N 17.067°W
Located inDakhlet Nouadhibou, Mauritania
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Nouadhibou (; , Berber: Nwadibu, formerly in French: ) is the second largest city in Mauritania and serves as a major commercial centre. The city itself has about 118,000 inhabitants expanding to over 140,000 in the larger metropolitan area. It is situated on a 65-kilometre peninsula or headland called Ras Nouadhibou (Berber: Ighef Nwadibu), , or , of which the western side has the Western Saharan city of La Güera. Nouadhibou is consequently located merely a couple of kilometres from the border between Mauritania and Western Sahara. Its current mayor is Elghassem Ould Bellali, who was installed on 15 October 2018.

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