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9 unusual facts about Nouakchott


Bofal

In 2007, it was proposed to build a railway from Bofal to the coast at Nouakchott to export the phosphate.

Doudou Touré

Touré grew up in Nouakchott, before moving to the United States in 1998, settling with his family in Atlanta, Georgia.

Gee Bayss

In 2008, hBee Bayss released his first mixtape, “Egotrip N’ Scratchness”, recorded between Dakar (Senegal) and Nouakchott (Mauritania) inviting famous artists of Hip Hop Galsen, such as Big D, Xuman, Duggy Tee, Nix among others.

Mauritanian ouguiya

Within Nouakchott, the nation's capital, most coins are in fine to very fine condition; banknotes of 100 and 200 ouguiya tend to be in poor to fair condition, larger denominations are in fine to extremely fine condition.

Mohamed Harouna

After completing graduate study in Algiers and CREPS Reims, Haroun was a professor at the Centre National de Formation des Cadres de la Jeunesse et des Sports (CNFCJS) in Nouakchott.

Moustapha Sall

Sall oversaw the opening of a new training centre and artificial pitch in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott, with assistance from the FIFA Goal programme and stated that his main aim was to lead the country's national team into the top 100 in the FIFA rankings.

Nouakchott

Salt, cement, insecticides, rugs, carpets, embroidery, and craft products are produced in Nouakchott, with the port also exporting copper.

Telecommunications in Mauritania

mostly cable and open-wire lines; a recently completed domestic satellite telecommunications system links Nouakchott with regional capitals

Yakovlev Yak-12

On July 12, 2012, a Yak-12 owned by Canada's Kinross Gold Corporation, crashed shortly after takeoff from an airport in Nouakchott, Mauritania.


Andy Caldecott

During the 2006 Dakar Rally he won the third stage, but later died from a neck injury when crashing during the ninth stage, 250 km into the 599 km special stage from Nouakchott to Kiffa.

Desert exploration

Michael Asher & Mariantonietta Peru - made the first known crossing of the Sahara from west to east, by camel and on foot, from Nouakchott, Mauretania, to Abu Simbel, Egypt, 1986-87, a distance of 4500 miles Ref: The Modern Explorers. Thames & Hudson. London 2013 Michael Asher lived for 3 years with the Kababish nomads in the Sudan.

Economy of Mauritania

Nouakchott's authorities declared that the government would likely seek international arbitration, which Woodside (which operated for Hardman, BG Group, Premier Oil, ROC Oil, Fusion, Petronas, Dana Petroleum, Energy Africa and the Hydrocarbons Mauritanian Society) also contemplated.

Gerardo Miranda

Gerardo Miranda Concepción (born 16 November 1956 in Nouakchott, French West Africa), simply Gerardo, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right defender.

Politics of Mauritania

Mauritania is divided in 12 regions (regions, singular - region) and 1 capital district*; Adrar, Assaba, Brakna, Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Gorgol, Guidimaka, Hodh Ech Chargui, Hodh El Gharbi, Inchiri, Nouakchott*, Tagant, Tiris Zemmour, Trarza

Nouakchott's authorities declared that the government would likely seek international arbitration, which Woodside (which operated for Hardman, BG Group, Premier, ROC Oil, Fusion, Petronas, Dana Petroleum, Energy Africa and the Hydrocarbons Mauritanian Society) also contemplated.


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