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Mauritania
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موريتانيا
Mauritanie |
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[1]موريتانيا - الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتان
موريتانيا هي دولة تقع في غرب أفريقيا على شاطئ المحيط الأطلسي، بين الصحراء الغربية والسنغال. يحدها من الشرق كل من الجزائر و مالي.
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Mauritanie - République Islamique de Mauritanie
La République Islamique de Mauritanie est un pays d'Afrique du nord-ouest. Elle possède une importante côte donnant sur l'océan Atlantique, entre l'Algérie et le Sahara occidental (aujourd'hui annexé par le Maroc) au nord, le Mali à l'est, et le Sénégal au sud.La Mauritanie constitue un point de passage entre l´Afrique du nord et l´Afrique noire.
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Mauritania - Islamic Republic of Mauritania
The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is a country in northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, by ► Senegal on the south-west, by ► Mali on the east and south-east, by ► Algeria on the north-east, and by ► Moroccan-annexed territory of ► Western Sahara on the north-west. It is named after the ancient Berber kingdom of Mauretania.
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| Short name |
Mauritania |
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Islamic Republic of Mauritania |
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Independent country since 1960 |
| Location |
North Africa |
| Capital |
[2]نواكشوط ( Nouakchott)
Nouakchott |
| Population |
3,069,000 inhabitants |
| Area |
1,030,700 km² |
| Major languages |
Standard Arabic( official language) , Hassaniya (Arabic dialect) and French |
| Major religions |
Islam |
| More information |
Mauritania, Geography of Mauritania, History of Mauritania and Politics of Mauritania |
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Mauritania - Mauritania (Category). |
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General maps
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Carte de Mauritanie
Map of Mauritania |
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Carte de Mauritanie
Same map in French |
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Map of Mauritania |
History maps
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Mauritania, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Mauritania.
Satellite maps
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Notes and references
General remarks:
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- ↑ Romanization: Mūrītāniyyā - Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Islāmiyyah al-Mūrītāniyyah.
- ↑ Romanization: Nawākšūṭ
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