Dakhlet Nouadhibou region

thumb|Street in Nouadhibou Nouadhibou (; , ), formerly named Port-Étienne, is the second largest city in Mauritania and serves as a major commercial center. The city has about 173,000 inhabitants. It is situated on a 65-kilometre peninsula or headland called Ras Nouadhibou, ', or ', of which the western side has the city of La Güera. Nouadhibou is consequently located merely a couple of kilometers from the border between Mauritania and Western Sahara. Its current mayor is Elghassem Ould Bellali, who was installed on 15 October 2018.

Mauritanian National Park

region of Mauritania

peninsula

airport in Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Mauritania

thumb|Map of Banc d'Arguin including Tidra Island and Arguin thumb|Banc d'Arguin from orbit, 2019

bay on the coast of Mauritania

body of water

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.

commune in Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Mauritania