Portendick
Sign in to savePortendick is an abandoned coastal city in western Mauritania. The name is a corruption of the Portuguese name '''Porto d'Arco'''. It was located in the Ouad Naga Department of Trarza Region.
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- Tânît تانيت
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- الترارزة
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- Mauritanie موريتانيا
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Portendick is an abandoned coastal city in western Mauritania. The name is a corruption of the Portuguese name '''Porto d'Arco'. It was located in the Ouad Naga Department of Trarza Region.
Founded by the Dutch in 1721 after the French capture of Arguin, Portendick was a significant port for the gum arabic trade. It was the site of a major battle during the Char Bouba war between Arab Hassan and Berber Zawaya tribes.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Portendick” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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