FWD: "The Mauritania Railway: Backbone of the Sahara" - National Geographic

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In this afikra FWD, Hazem forwards a documentary Miguel de Olaso on National Geographic. The film and Hazem tell on one of the longest and heaviest trains in the world, the 1.8-mile beast runs from the mining center of Zouerat to the port city of Nouadhibou on Africa’s Atlantic coast.

Sources and Further References

• The Mauritania Railway: backbone of the Sahara - Miguel de Olaso

• 21 Hours Riding the World’s Longest Iron Ore Train in the Sahara Desert

• Riding the Iron Ore Train across the Sahara in Mauritania

• The Monsoon Diaries

• قطار الحياة موريتانيا

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