Nouakchott is the capital of which African country?
Nouakchott Joseph. It is home to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nouakchott, founded in 1965. Nouakchott hosts nine of the thirteen teams of the Mauritanian Premier League. Nouakchott is twinned with: Nouakchott Nouakchott (; ; "", originally derived from Berber Nawākšūṭ, "place of the winds") is the capital and largest city of Mauritania. It is one of the largest cities in the Sahara. The city also serves as the administrative and economic centre of Mauritania. Nouakchott was a small village of little importance until 1958, when it was chosen as the capital of the nascent nation of Mauritania. It was designed
Nouakchott Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport, which replaced the previous Nouakchott International Airport in June 2016. The Cairo–Dakar Highway leg from Nouakchott to Noudhibou was paved in 2004, although the Nouakchott-Rosso leg was paved before independence. A road ("Route d'Espoir" (Road of Hope)) connects the city with Néma via Boutilimit and Kiffa. In the city, there is a public transport and commuter system, with vehicles serving major boulevards. Although the rocks beneath the city contained a vast reservoir of fresh water, known as the Trarza Lake, it is running out, owing to the large growth of the city. Engineers have warned it could