Fish market (Nouakchott)

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The fish market on the coast in the western part of Nouakchott, Mauritania is a bustling centre.[ citation needed ] It is described by Lonely Planet as "incredibly lively and extremely colorful" and having "teams of men, mostly Wolof and Fula, dragging in heavy hand-knotted fishing nets and small boys hurrying back and forth with trays of fish". [1]

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References

  1. Anthony Ham (30 July 2010). Lonely Planet Africa. Lonely Planet. p. 431. ISBN   978-1-74104-988-6 . Retrieved 10 March 2011.

Coordinates: 18°6′12″N16°1′34″W / 18.10333°N 16.02611°W / 18.10333; -16.02611