Nouakchott at a glance
Nouakchott is the most populous place in Mauritania in our directory, with about 1,184,530 residents. The nearest larger city is Dakar in Senegal, about 408 km away. The closest listed city is Saint-Louis, Senegal at around 236 km, so a wider discovery distance can include people there too. Nouakchott sits at 18.09°N, 15.98°W, in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
