City profile · Mauritania · Africa
Ksar
Nouakchott West · Mauritania
City population
57,758
#7
in Mauritania
#1
in Nouakchott West
#9,994
worldwide
18.099, -15.957 · 3 km from Nouakchott
About Ksar
Ksar is a city in Nouakchott West, Mauritania with a population of 57,758. It is the 7th largest of the 26 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mauritania, and the 9,994th largest worldwide. It lies 3 km from Nouakchott.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Nouakchott West
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
5 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Nouakchott
Coordinates
18.099, -15.957
Record updated
2026-01-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 26 in MauritaniaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.