Mederdra

Mederdra
Commune and town
Mederdra Location in Mauritania
Coordinates: 16°55′N 15°39′W / 16.917°N 15.650°W / 16.917; -15.650
Country	Mauritania
Region	Trarza
Population (2000)
• Total	6,858
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

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

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

Malouma Meidah, a popular singer and politician, was born in Mederdra in 1960.