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![Hierarchy of Nouakchott (former administrative division)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
Nouakchott (former administrative division) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 18 09 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 18.1500 decimal degrees |
Long: 015 54 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -15.9000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Former division - divided into three separate regions in 2014. |
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Nouakchott (preferred,C,V,O)
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Nouakchott district (C,O)
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District de Nouakchott (C,U,French)
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Nuwākshūţ (C,U,Arabic)
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Wilaya de Nouakchott (C,U,French)
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ولاية انواكشوط (C,U)
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نواكشوط ولاية (C,U)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Nouakchott (former administrative division) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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former administrative division (preferred, C) |
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region (administrative division) (H) |
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until 2014 |
first level subdivision (H) |
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national district (H) |
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