Nouamghar
Nouamghar is a village and rural commune in Mauritania.
Nouamghar | |
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Commune and village | |
Nouamghar Location in Mauritania | |
Coordinates: 19°20′N 16°32′W | |
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Time zone | UTC+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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