Things to do in Mauritania
The top attractions and places to visit in Mauritania, by how many Wikipedias have an article about them: Banc d'Arguin National Park, Koumbi Saleh and Aoudaghost, and 12 more across the country.
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Top attractions in Mauritania
Banc d'Arguin National ParkPark
Koumbi SalehArchaeological site
AoudaghostArchaeological site
Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and OualataLandmark
National Museum of MauritaniaMuseum · Nouakchott- Chinguetti MosqueMosque
Parks, gardens and zoos
Banc d'Arguin National ParkWorld HeritagePark · On the map- Diawling National ParkPark · On the map
Landmarks and monuments
Koumbi SalehArchaeological site · On the map
AoudaghostArchaeological site · On the map
Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and OualataWorld HeritageLandmark · On the map
AzouguiArchaeological site · Atar · On the map
Museums
Churches, mosques and temples
- Chinguetti MosqueMosque · On the map
Mosque MarocaineMosque · Nouakchott · On the map
Ibn Abbas MosqueMosque · Nouakchott · On the map
Saudi MosqueMosque · Nouakchott · On the map- Friday Mosque of NouakchottMosque · Nouakchott · On the map
- Mosque Tevragh ZeinaMosque · Nouakchott · On the map
Castles, palaces and cathedrals
Saint Joseph Cathedral, NouakchottCathedral · Nouakchott · On the map
Photo credits
- Banc d'Arguin National Park: Kokopelado, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Koumbi Saleh: Chloé Capel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aoudaghost: Brahim varah, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata: Mohamed Natti, CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Museum of Mauritania: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chinguetti Mosque: Mohamed Natti, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Azougui: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mosque Marocaine: Ji-Elle, Public domain
- Ibn Abbas Mosque: Vouad1, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Saudi Mosque: Initsogan, Public domain
- Museum of Ouadane: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Saint Joseph Cathedral, Nouakchott: Mar Sharb, CC BY 2.0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- The list comes from Wikidata (CC0): museums, castles, palaces, cathedrals, parks, gardens, zoos, squares, monuments and other landmarks with their own articles in at least three Wikipedias, the best known first.
- Each place counts for the city it lies closest to by size and distance; the country lists its best known.
- There are no opening hours, tickets or pictures here: the Wikipedia article for each has them.