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Kankossa | |
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Commune and town | |
 Interactive map of Kankossa | |
| Country |  Mauritania |
| Region | Assaba |
| Department | Kankossa (department) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 23,435 |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (GMT) |
Kankossa is a town and commune the Assaba region of Mauritania. In 1944, the French colonial government transferred Kankossa from French Sudan to Mauritania, where it remained after independence.[2]
References
- ^ "ANSADE - Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie". ansade.mr.
- ^ Wiley, Katherine A. (2018). Work, Social Status, and Gender in Post-Slavery Mauritania. Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253036230. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
15°56′N 11°32′W / 15.933°N 11.533°W
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