page_title: Zouérat
section_title: Transport
hierarchical_section_title: Zouérat / Transport
caption_attribution_description: English: map of the Mauritanian Railway
context_page_description: Zouérat is the largest town in northern Mauritania and the capital of Tiris Zemmour region, with an approximate population of 44,649. It lies at the eastern end of the Mauritania Railway to Nouadhibou.
context_section_description: Zouérat is connected to the port of Nouadhibou by the Mauritania Railway. Freight trains that transport the iron ore to the coast can be as long as 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) in length. The line is also used to bring in all the town's drinking water from Boulenoir.
  Tazadit Airport is served by regular flights from/to Nouadhibou and seasonally from/to Casablanca using Mauritania Airlines International Boeing 737-500 and Boeing 737-700 planes.
  Outside the mines, traffic drives on the right side of the road like the rest of Mauritania. However, all vehicles within the mining areas drive on the left. Traffic switches sides at the mine entrances.
caption: Map showing the location of Zouérat on the Mauritania Railway.
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