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Wednesday 10:43 AM

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Dakhlet Nouadhibou

Cansado

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23°C, Wind NE at 13 km/h, 42% Humidity

Cansado is a coastal town in north-western Mauritania on the Ras Nouadhibou peninsula. It is located in the Nouadhibou Department in the Dakhlet Nouadhibou region.

Map of Cansado, Islamic Republic of Mauritania

It was built from scratch in the early 1960s for the staff administering the port and railhead for the iron ore mining company MIFERMA (Societe Anonyme des Mines de Fer de Mauritanie) as part of their iron mine development project at Zouérate.

Nearby towns and villages include Uad Guenifa (3.9 nmi (7.2 km; 4.5 mi)), La Batterie(2.1 nmi (3.9 km; 2.4 mi)), Nouadhibou(3.5 nmi (6.5 km; 4.0 mi)), Bir Gandus (54 nmi (100 km; 62 mi)), Tanoudert (59.6 nmi (110.4 km; 68.6 mi)) and Iouik (72 nmi (133 km; 83 mi)).

References

Cansado Wikipedia


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