Regions
Chinguetti, Ouadane, Terjit, Banc d'Arguin and the Eye of the Sahara: the places we take you.
Erg Maghteir
The Erg Maghteir (or Makhteir) belongs to that mighty chain of dune fields running from western Algeria, west of the Saoura,…
Tidjikdja
Tidjikdja is the capital of the Tagant region in central Mauritania, known locally as "the city of dates" for the dense,…
El Beyed
Six hundred kilometres north-east of Nouakchott, El Beyed is a tiny village set in a rocky cirque, on the bed of an ancient…
El Ghallaouiya
Deep in the Sahara, in Mauritania's Adrar region, El Ghallaouiya (also spelled El Galawiya or El Ghalawiya) is a major historical…
Tichitt
Tichitt is an ancient caravan city in Mauritania, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located in the Tagant region,…
Oualata
Beauty in the east. Welcome to Oualata — or, as some say, the most beautiful town in Mauritania. It is here, where the famous…
Néma
Néma lies at the far eastern edge of Mauritania, some 1,200 km east of the capital Nouakchott, along the eastern and south-eastern…
Aïoun El Atrouss
Aïoun — also known as Aïoun El Atrouss — is the jewel of Mauritania's Hodh El Gharbi region and a leading destination for…
Timbédra
Timbédra — also written Timbedgha — lies in the Hodh Ech Chargui region of south-eastern Mauritania and ranks among the…
Diawling National Park
Diawling National Park lies in the far south of Mauritania, along the Senegal River, and covers some 130 km² of exceptional…
Kiffa
Kiffa is the most important town in south-central Mauritania and the capital of the Assaba region. Home to some 60,000 people,…
Rosso
Rosso is a strategic border town in southern Mauritania and the capital of the Trarza region, set on the north bank of the…
Dakhla
Dakhla is a mesmerizing city on the Atlantic coast of the Sahara, stretched along a 40-kilometer sandy peninsula that embraces…
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Chinguetti
Mauritania's Chinguetti: a city holding eight centuries of Islamic heritage A historic Mauritanian town whose name designated…
The Desert Train and Choum Station
The town of Choum: its landmarks and the importance of the train Choum is a vital Saharan town and administrative centre…
The Great Dune of Azoueïga
A mountain of sand, not a hill. The Great Dune of Azoueïga rises west of the Amatlich erg, in the Adrar region, reaching…
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Nouakchott
Four places that show the city as it is. You start at the Saudi Mosque — officially the King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Mosque…
Terjit Oasis
Running water in a rock gorge, in the middle of the Adrar plateaus — that is what surprises people at Terjit. A small oasis…
Ouadane
The historic town of Ouadane Ouadane is an ancient archaeological site perched on the edge of an escarpment on the plateau…
The Richat Structure (Eye of the Sahara)
In the middle of the Adrar plateau, in north-western Mauritania, a giant circle spreads across the sand as if someone had…
Azougui
A dynasty set out from here. Azougui is an ancient oasis town and a major archaeological site in the Adrar massif, known…
The Ben Amira Monolith
A single block of rock rising out of the plain, with nothing around it. Ben Amira — also written Ben Amera — is a monolithic…
Banc d'Arguin
More than two hundred bird species, and as many species of fish. Banc d'Arguin National Park lies about 200 kilometres north…
Nouadhibou
Where the railway ends and the Atlantic begins. Nouadhibou sits on the Cape Blanc peninsula in north-western Mauritania,…
Atar and the Adrar
Atar is where the journey starts. Capital of the Adrar region, 435 kilometres from Nouakchott, the town sits atop the Adrar…
Akjoujt
Akjoujt, capital of the Inchiri region, lies some 256 km north-east of Nouakchott in the heart of the Mauritanian desert.…
Tanouchert Oasis
There are easy ways to travel from Chinguetti to Ouadane and back. And then there is Tanouchert. But the detour south of…
Erg Amatlich
"Set your tents apart, bring your hearts together," says a Saharan proverb. The Amatlich is a long, narrow dune belt of…
Zouerate
Capital of the Tiris Zemmour region, Zouerate is a mining and working town set deep in northern Mauritania's desert, some…