Wilayas

Nouakchott

The Atlantic capital: traditional fishing port, Saudi Mosque, camel market and long sand beaches to the south.

Adrar

Atar

Chinguetti, Ouadane, Terjit and the Richat Structure: the Adrar holds most of what travellers come to Mauritania to see.

Dakhlet Nouadhibou

Nouadhibou

Cap Blanc, a monk seal colony, the ship graveyard and Banc d'Arguin National Park: Mauritania's maritime face.

Inchiri

Akjoujt

Inchiri region: the mining town of Akjoujt, the Tifoujar Pass, and open steppe on the Nouakchott–Atar road.

Tiris Zemmour

Zouerate

Iron country: Zouerate, Kediet Ej Jill the highest point in Mauritania, Fort Gouraud and the far north.

Tagant

Tidjikdja

The Tagant plateau: UNESCO-listed Tichitt, the Matmata guelta and its crocodiles, Ksar El Barka and rock art.

Trarza

Rosso

Trarza region: Diawling National Park and its birds, the border town of Rosso, and Boutilimit and its mahadras.

Brakna

Aleg

Brakna region: Lake Aleg and its birds, Boghé on the Senegal River, and the rice fields of the south.

Gorgol

Kaédi

Gorgol region: Kaédi, its earthen architecture and traditional dyeing, and the Foum Gleita dam.

Guidimakha

Sélibaby

Guidimakha region: Mauritania's greenest country, the Karakoro river, and Soninke culture on the Mali and Senegal borders.

Assaba

Kiffa

Assaba region: the glass beads of Kiffa, Lake Kankossa, and the plains of the Aftout between the plateaus.

Hodh El Gharbi

Aïoun el Atrouss

Hodh El Gharbi region: the ruins of Koumbi Saleh, capital of the Ghana Empire, and the historic site of Aoudaghost.

Hodh Ech Chargui

Néma

Hodh Ech Chargui region: Oualata, UNESCO-listed for its wall decoration, and Néma at the end of the Route de l'Espoir.