Fdérik

Fdérik

also spelled  F'derick,  formerly  Fort-Gouraud, Idjil, or Ijill,  
 mining village, north-central Mauritania, western Africa, just west of Zouîrât. It is important as the base for the exploitation of extensive iron-ore deposits in the nearby Mount Ijill. The iron ore is exported through the Atlantic port of Nouadhibou, via a 419-mile (674-kilometre) railway. There are salt works near Fdérik. Pop. (2000) 4,431.

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