Fderick
Fderick is a city in Mauritania with a population of about 4,073.
Fderîck or F'dérick is a commune and town in the Tiris Zemmour Region of northern Mauritania. It is located near the border with Western Sahara, in a remote area of the Sahara desert, on the west side of the Kediet Ijill. Fderîck was constructed in the late 1950s around the former French Fort Gouraud to exploit the area's iron deposits. The iron is transported by the Mauritania Railway to the port at Nouadhibou. The city of Atar provides access to the capital, Nouakchott.
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About Fderick
| Country | Mauritania |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | 11 |
| Population | 4,073 |
| Local currency | MRU |
| Coordinates | 22.6780, -12.7110 |
| Time zone | Africa/Nouakchott |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Small town |
| Distance to the capital | 614 km · Nouakchott |
| Population (Mauritania) | #63 most populated in Mauritania |
| Where on Earth | 22°40′41″N · 12°42′40″W |
| Hemisphere | N · W |
| Distance to the equator | 2,525 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 7,494 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 99% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Kāmārhāti (India) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -22.68, 167.29 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Paris | 3,199 km |
| London | 3,383 km |
| Cairo | 4,427 km |
| Moscow | 5,498 km |
| New York | 6,008 km |
| São Paulo | 6,315 km |