Mederdra


Mederdra is a small town and commune in south-west Mauritania. In 2000 it had a population of 6,858.

Transport

It lies on the route of a proposed railway line to connect phosphate mines at Kaédi with the capital and port of Nouakchott.

Famous citizens

, a popular singer and politician, was born in Mederdra in 1960.
Horma Ould Babana, politician, was born here on 12 March, 1912.