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Mauritania (orthographic Projection)
Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in Maghreb, Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to Mauritania–Western Sahara border, the north and northwest, Algeria to Algeria–Mauritania border, the northeast, Mali to Mali–Mauritania border, the east and southeast, and Senegal to Mauritania–Senegal border, the southwest. By land area Mauritania is the 11th-largest country in Africa and 28th-largest in the world; 90% of its territory is in the Sahara. Most of its population of some 4.3 million lives in the temperate south of the country; roughly a third of the population is concentrated in the capital and largest city, Nouakchott, on the Atlantic coast. The country's name derives from Mauretania, the Latin name for a region in the ancient Maghreb. It extended from central present-day Algeria to the Atlantic. Berbers occupied what is now Mauritania by the beginning of the third century AD. Group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Anthem Of Mauritania
The National anthem of Mauritania (), also known by its incipit, "" (), was officially adopted on 28 November 2017 and was composed by Egyptian composer Rageh Daoud. History In March 2017, following a 2017 Mauritanian constitutional referendum, referendum to amend the 1991 Mauritanian constitutional referendum, Constitution of July 1991, the National Assembly (Mauritania), Mauritanian National Assembly adopted a new national anthem to replace National anthem of Mauritania (1960–2017), the previous one, which was considered almost impossible to sing. Lyrics The anthem currently has six verses, with a chorus repeated after each verse. The fifth verse (in brackets) is sung in an extended version of the anthem. It was first sung on the 57th Independence Day of Mauritania, on 28 November 2017. Full lyrics Short version On official occasions requiring brevity, a short version is sung, comprising verse one (which is repeated), the chorus (which is split before line three), ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |