Nouamghar

Nouamghar is a village and rural commune in Mauritania.

Nouamghar
Commune and village
Nouamghar
Location in Mauritania
Coordinates: 19°20′N 16°32′W
Country Mauritania
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

History

The Imraguen tribes who today inhabit Nouamghar, have been renowned in the skill of their unique fishing traditions for generations. In the 1990s, the village was the scene of human rights violations carried out by the regime of President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya.



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