Nouamghar

Nouamghar (or Nouâmghâr) is a coastal village and rural commune in the Dakhlet Nouadhibou region of western Mauritania. The village is 150 kilometers north north-east of the capital Nouakchott and is located at the entrance to Cape Timiris.

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Vinony's link graph records 207 inbound references to Nouamghar, and connects out to Adel Bagrou, Lexelba and El Megve.

The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 2 mapped points.

It is catalogued under the topic Communes of Mauritania.

Vinony links it to 9 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Nouamghar
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune and village
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mauritania
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Mauritania
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Dakhlet Nouadhibou
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Chami
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.area_total_km2: 7,899
Settlement.population_as_of: 2023
Settlement.population_total: 1,553
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: commune of Mauritania
Country: Mauritania
Located in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou
Population: 4151
Time zone: UTC±00:00

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Encyclopedic overview

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It is a traditional and active fishing port where ancient fishing techniques are used in which dolphins are used to surround and bring schools of fish closer to the coast and then they are caught in nets prepared for this purpose. The origin of this cooperation between people and dolphins is unknown.

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