Nouadhibou

Nouadhibou (; Arabic: نواذيبو, romanized: Nwādībū, Berber: Nwadibu, formerly in French: Port-Étienne) is the second-biggest city in Mauritania. It is the capital of the Dahklet Nouadhibou Region. History The town was first made as a small fishing port. It was owned by the Portuguese, then the Dutch, and then the French. Population history Health The Nouadhibou Regional Hospital was opened in 2017. It took five years to make it. It is the biggest hospital in the area. References