Zouerate
E349796
Zouerate is an iron-mining town in northern Mauritania that has served as an important industrial center and historical focal point in the Western Sahara conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zouerate canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mining town
ⓘ
populated place ⓘ town ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| connectedBy | Mauritania Railway ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Mauritania ⓘ |
| governingCountryCapital | Nouakchott ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Zouerate Airport ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole | industrial center ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | Fderik ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
mineral resources
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| historicalRole | focal point in Western Sahara conflict ⓘ |
| isServedBy | SNIM ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
French
ⓘ
Hassaniya Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sahara Desert
ⓘ
Tiris Zemmour Region ⓘ northern Mauritania ⓘ |
| near |
Spanish Sahara
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Sahara
|
| partOf |
Islamic Republic of Mauritania (historical usage)
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
|
| primaryIndustry | iron ore mining ⓘ |
| railConnectionTo |
Fderik
ⓘ
Nouadhibou ⓘ iron ore mines near Zouerate ⓘ |
| regionType | mining region ⓘ |
| resourceExtracted | iron ore ⓘ |
| servedBy | Zouerate Airport ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+00:00 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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