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9/12/2021, 8:04 PM HL
10/6/2020, 12:54 PM HL
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2/13/2020, 2:22 AM Mike C
2/7/2020, 10:37 AM HL
4/9/2017, 3:03 PM HL

Name Nouakchott
Type Settlement
Usage French, English
Pronounced Pron. NWAK-SHAWT(French) nwahk-SHAWT(English)
Theme sky
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

From Arabic نواكشوط (Nuwakshut), itself from Tamazight Nawākšūṭ meaning "place of the winds" or inua u-kshut meaning "made of wood, made of sticks". This is the name of the capital of Mauritania.
Added 4/9/2017 by HL