Bofal

Bofal

Bofal is a small town in southern Mauritania. There are phosphate deposits in the vicinity. It lies near the southern border formed by the Senegal River

Transport

In 2007, it was proposed to build a railway from Bofal to the coast at Nouakchott to export the phosphate. There are adjacent phosphate deposits in Senegal.

See also

* Transport in Mauritania

References

External links

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/MR/0/Bofal.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 44m]


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