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Mederdra
Commune and town in Trarza, Mauritania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mederdra (Arabic: المذرذرة) is a small town and commune in south-west Mauritania, near the border of Senegal.
In 2013, it had a population of 7,421.[1]
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Transport
It lies on the route of a proposed railway line to connect phosphate mines at Kaédi with the capital and port of Nouakchott.
Famous citizens
- Malouma Mint El Meidah (born 1960 in Mederdra), popular singer and politician[2]
- Horma Ould Babana (born 1912 in Mederdra), politician[3]
- Sidi Ould Tah (born 1964 in Mederdra), economist and 9th president of the African Development Bank[4]
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References
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