Friendship Port of Nouakchott, Nouakchott

#9 among attractions in Nouakchott

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The Friendship Port is an artificial deepwater port located in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It was built during the 1980s by a Chinese company to allow the city, capital of Mauritania, to be supplied more cheaply than by overland from Dakar, Senegal. As the location is not a natural harbor, concrete block breakwaters had to be used to create a safe location for the ships. Plans are being made to increase its capacity. ()

Coordinates: 18°1'60"N, 16°1'60"W

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Nouakchott Mauritania

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Friendship Port of Nouakchott – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stade Olympique, Saudi Mosque, National Library of Mauritania, Marché Capitale.

5.8 miNE
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
149 min walk • The Stade Olympique is a multi-purpose stadium in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is used mostly for football matches. It also has an athletics track. The capacity has been 20,000 since the most recent renovation. The stadium is used by the Mauritania national football team.
5.4 miNE
Mosque
Saudi Mosque, Nouakchott
139 min walk • Saudi Mosque is a mosque in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located southwest of the Presidential Palace and immediately west of the Chamber of Commerce. The mosque was built by Saudi money.
5.3 miNE
Library
National Library of Mauritania, Nouakchott
135 min walk • The Bibliothèque Nationale de Mauritanie is located in Nouakchott, Mauritania in the building of the National Museum of Mauritania. The library has a collection of 10,000 volumes and employs 41 staff members. The library has seven branches.
5.1 miNE
Shopping, Market
Marché Capitale, Nouakchott
130 min walk • Marché Capitale is a market in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located just to the northwest of Mosque Ould Abas.
4.9 miN
Shopping, Market
Fish market, Nouakchott
124 min walk • The fish market on the coast in the western part of Nouakchott, Mauritania is a bustling centre. It is described by Lonely Planet as "incredibly lively and extremely colorful" and having "teams of men, mostly Wolof and Fula, dragging in heavy hand-knotted fishing nets and small boys hurrying back and forth with trays of fish".
4.3 miNE
Protected area
Reserve Naturel de Sel Iode, Nouakchott
111 min walk • Reserve Naturel de Sel Iode is a small reserve in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located on the Avenue Gamal Abdel Nasser, near the Ministry of Energy headquarters and opposite the Centro Neuro Psychiatrique de Nouakchott.
5.3 miNE
Museum
National Museum of Mauritania, Nouakchott
135 min walk • The National Museum of Mauritania, also known as the National Museum of Nouakchott, is a national museum in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
4.6 miNE
Shopping, Market
Marocaine market, Nouakchott
119 min walk • Marocaine market is a Moroccan market in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located just to the east of Mosque Marocaine.
5 miNE
Mosque
Mosque Ould Abas, Nouakchott
128 min walk • Mosque Ould Abas is a mosque in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located between Marche de La Viande and Marche Capitale, southwest of Mosque Saudique.
4.6 miNE
Mosque
Mosque Marocaine, Nouakchott
117 min walk • Marocaine Mosque is a mosque in the southern central part of Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located south of Ould Abas Mosque, near the Marocaine Market and next to the Moroccan Cultural Centre.
4.9 miNE
Shopping, Market
Marché de La Viande, Nouakchott
126 min walk • Marché de La Viande is a market in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located just to the southwest of Mosque Ould Abas.