Nouakchott

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Place Name NOUAKCHOTT

TYPE: Settlement

USAGE: English

OTHER SCRIPTS: نواكشوط‎‎ (Arabic)

OTHER FORMS: Nuwākshūṭ

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CONTRIBUTOR: highexpectasians on 4/9/2017

Meaning & History

Derived from Berber Nawākšūṭ meaning "place of the winds". Nouakchott is the capital and largest city of Mauritania.