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Port of Nouakchott

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Port of Nouakchott

The Friendship Port (Port de l'Amité) 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 har

bor, concrete block breakwaters had to be used to create a safe location for the ships. Plans are being made to increase its capacity.

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