Plan a trip to Mauritania

Places to see in Mauritania

12 of the 14 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  Banc d'Arguin National ParkUNESCO

  Parc National du Banc d'Arguin حوض أركين

  Park & nature · Dakhlet Nouadhibou

  The Banc d'Arguin National Park of Bay of Arguin lies in Western Africa on the west coast of Mauritania between Nouakchott and Nouadhibou and is the former mouth of the Tamanrasset River.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Kokopelado (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Nouakchott

  نواكشوط

  City · Nouakchott-Nord

  Nouakchott is the capital and largest city of Mauritania. Located in the southwestern part of the country, it is one of the largest cities in the Sahara. The city also serves as the administrative and economic center of Mauritania.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Laminesall96 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Richat Structure

  Structure de Richat حفرة الريشات- Guelb er Richât

  Mountain · Adrar

  The Richat Structure, or Guelb er Richât, often called the Eye of Africa is a prominent circular geological feature at the northwestern edge of the Taoudeni Basin, on the Adrar Plateau of the Sahara. It is located near Ouadane in the Adrar Region of Mauritania.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Clemens Schmillen (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Nouadhibou

  City · Dakhlet Nouadhibou

  Nouadhibou, formerly named Port-Étienne, is the second largest city in Mauritania and serves as a major commercial center. The city has about 173,000 inhabitants.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bertramz (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Chinguetti

  City · Adrar

  Chinguetti is a ksar and a medieval trading center in northern Mauritania, located on the Adrar Plateau east of Atar. Chinguetti had a population of 4,800 as of 2013.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Mohamed Natti (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Kiffa

  City · Assaba

  Kiffa is a large town in the far south region of Mauritania, and the name of an administrative area within the local Assaba Region. It is the third most-populous community in Mauritania after Nouakchott and Noaudhibou.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Toksave (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Arguin

  Island · Dakhlet Nouadhibou

  Arguin is an island off the western coast of Mauritania in the Bay of Arguin. It is approximately 6 km × 2 km in size, with extensive and dangerous reefs around it. The island is now part of the Banc d'Arguin National Park.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Bancdarguin map lg.jpg (Public domain). Map

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  Koumbi Saleh

  Ruins · Hodh Ech Chargui

  Koumbi Saleh, or Kumbi Saleh, is the site of a ruined ancient and medieval city in south east Mauritania that may have been the capital of the Ghana Empire. It is also a commune with a population of 15,084.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Chloé Capel (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Kediet ej Jill

  Kedia d'Idjil فدية الجيل

  Mountain · Tiris Zemmour

  Kediet ej Jill is a mountain in Tiris Zemmour, Mauritania, with the city of Zouérat on its east and Fderick at west.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Kediet-ej-jill.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Ben Amera

  Monolithe de Ben Amira بن أميرة

  Mountain · Adrar

  Ben Amera is Africa's largest monolith, rising 633 metres (2,077 ft) above the desert floor. It is the world's second-largest monolith, after only Uluru in Australia. Ben Amera is located in Mauritania, near the border with Western Sahara.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Les3corbiers (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Tenoumer crater

  Cratère de Tenoumer

  Mountain · Tiris Zemmour

  Tenoumer is a probable impact crater in Mauritania.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: NASA (Public domain). Map

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  National Museum of Mauritania

  Musée National de la Mauritanie المتحف الوطني الموريتاني

  Museum · Nouakchott-Nord

  The National Museum of Mauritania, also known as the National Museum of Nouakchott, is a national museum in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located to the southwest of the Hotel Mercure Marhaba, west of Hotel de Ville, northwest of Parc Deydouh, and northeast of the Mosque Ould Abbas.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Clemens Schmillen (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map