Nouakchott in a sentence

The Mauritanian government acknowledges the significance of the issue and has initiated a feasibility study to renovate Nouakchott’s port and establish a special economic zone to accommodate both local and foreign companies.

Posters of his face accompanied by the slogan "the safe choice" overshadow those of his political opponents both in the capital Nouakchott and across the country.

But with President Al-Sisi and Ramaphosa as part of that troika, it seemed doubtful whether the AU would follow the guidelines of the Nouakchott summit.

Aichetou and her eight children are now free and live together in Nouakchott.

After the government quarters in Nouakchott had twice been shelled by Polisario forces, unrest simmered, but Daddah's only response was to further tighten his hold on power.

A motorway linking Nouakchott to Rosso is under construction (due for completion in 2012).

As Mauritania prepared for independence, it lacked a capital city and the area of present-day Nouakchott was chosen by Moktar Ould Daddah and his advisors.

In Mauritania the isohyet indicating annual rainfall of 150 millimetres—considered the minimum for pastoralism—has shifted southward about 100 kilometres to a point well south of Nouakchott.

Minimum temperatures can be as low as convert during winter nights in Nouakchott.

Motorway There are 450 km of Motorway in Mauritania (in 2010), connecting Nouakchott to Nouadhibou along a coastal route.

Nouakchott is being covered by the sand dunes advancing from its eastern side (salmon-coloured on image to left), which pose a daily problem.

Nouakchott is built around a large tree-lined street, Avenue Gamal Abdel Nasser, which runs northeast through the city centre from the airport.

Nouakchott is the center of the Mauritanian economy, with three-quarters of service sector enterprises located in the city as of 1999.

Nouakchott often acts as an interface between urban Mauritanians and their nomadic fellow citizens.

Nouakchott possesses a relatively mild temperature range compared to other cities with this climate.

Nouakchott was a small village of little importance until 1958, when it was chosen as the capital of the nascent nation of Mauritania.

Nouakchott was still planned with the expectation that commerce and other economic activities would not take place in the city.

Since independence Nouakchott's central business was planned with broad streets and a grid-like structure, the fifth district was located close to this area and became the location of a large open-air market and residential area within a few years.

The advancing dunes threatened to engulf wells, villages, and roads; they had even invaded Nouakchott on their march to the sea.

The government secured international help to stabilize the dune field around Nouakchott and planted 250,000 palm trees to create a barrier against the encroaching desert.