Rosso
Rosso, town, southwestern Mauritania, on the Sénégal River. It lies on the road between Saint-Louis, Senegal, and Nouakchott, Mauritania.
Rosso serves as the centre for an agricultural area that produces gum arabic, millet, corn (maize), beans, melons, and livestock. Pop. (2000) 48,922.
This article was most recently revised and updated by J.E. Luebering.
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Article Title:
Rosso
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
01 April 2014
Access Date:
November 14, 2026