Nouakchott
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- proper noun
- /nuːˈɑːkʃɒt/
- Many cultural events are held in Nouakchott, the largest city in Mauritania.
Examples
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Ms. Aminata Louli sits with a group of women in a dusky house yard in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott.
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A large demonstration against the Muhammad movie broke out at BMCI, a bank in Nouakchott, Mauritania, the U.S. Embassy said.
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NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania/GENEVA, 20 July 2007 (LWI) - "I will never do it again!
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After Friday prayers, hundreds of Mauritanians took to the streets of the capital Nouakchott on November 16, 2012, in a solidarity rally with Gaza residents after the city became the target of heavy Israeli bombing.
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"Some misunderstand religion," says El Hassan Ould Moulaye Ely, secretary general of the Saudi Islamic Institute in Nouakchott.
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From plantation to plantation, the Mauritanian from Nouakchott went back then, and the name—and in some cases, the number—changed at every owner's whim.
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The capital city of Mauritania, Nouakchott, is located near the Atlantic coast.
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The bustling markets of Nouakchott attract visitors from all over the country.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nouakchott comes from the local name for a small fishing village on Mauritania's Atlantic coast. So the capital's name still reminds you that Nouakchott began as a coastal town and fishing community.