Nouadhibou, formerly Port-Étienne, town, northwestern Mauritania, administrative center of Dakhlet-Nouadhibou Region, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is a fishing and fish-processing center. The nearby seaport of Point Central in 1963 became the shipping center for iron ore produced in the interior around Fdérik. Population (1992 estimate) 70,000.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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