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,…
Tichitt
Tichitt is an ancient caravan city in Mauritania, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located in the Tagant region,…
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…
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…
Diawling National Park
Diawling National Park lies in the far south of Mauritania, along the Senegal River, and covers some 130 km² of exceptional…
Oualata
Beauty in the east. Welcome to Oualata — or, as some say, the most beautiful town in Mauritania. It is here, where the famous…
Kiffa
Kiffa is the most important town in south-central Mauritania and the capital of the Assaba region. Home to some 60,000 people,…
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…
Rosso
Rosso is a strategic border town in southern Mauritania and the capital of the Trarza region, set on the north bank of the…
Timbédra
Timbédra — also written Timbedgha — lies in the Hodh Ech Chargui region of south-eastern Mauritania and ranks among the…
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Chinguetti
Mauritania's Chinguetti: a city holding eight centuries of Islamic heritage A historic Mauritanian town whose name designated…
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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…
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…