Nouakchott
Nouakchott (English: /nwækˈʃɒtnw-/; French: [nwakʃɔt]; Arabic: نواكشوط; , originally derived from , "place of the winds") is the capital and largest city of Mauritania. It is one of the largest cities in the Sahel. The city also serves as the administrative and economic center of Mauritania. Nouakchott was a mid-sized village of little importance until 1958 when it was chosen as the capital of the nascent nation of Mauritania. At the time, it was designed and built to accommodate 15,000 people. …