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Mauritania
Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in Northwest Africa. It is the eleventh largest sovereign state in Africa and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to the north and northwest, Algeria to the northeast, Mali to the east and southeast, and Senegal to the southwest.
Approximately 90% of Mauritania's land is within the Sahara; consequently, the population is concentrated in the south, where precipitation is slightly higher. The capital and largest city is Nouakchott, located on the Atlantic coast, which is home to around one-third of the country's 4.7 million people.
So Mauritania is the perfect country for desert lovers.
The country derives its name from the ancient Berber kingdom of Mauretania, which existed from the 3rd century BCE into the 7th century CE in the far north of modern-day Morocco and Algeria.
BEST TIME to VISIT MAURITANIA
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to NOUAKCHOTT
From November to March
a new road, but not maintained and the sans is blocking the road in many places
a new road, but not maintained and the sans is blocking the road in many places - the driver is evaluating the quality of the sand to know if he can climb the dune or have to skjirt it
a new road, but not maintained and the sans is blocking the road in many places - the driver is evaluating the quality of the sand to know if he can climb the dune or have to skjirt it
Off road drive as the road is covered by dunes (4WD only and experimented driver)
a new road, but not maintained and the sans is blocking the road in many places - the driver is evaluating the quality of the sand to know if he can climb the dune or have to skjirt it
Off road drive as the road is covered by dunes (4WD only and experimented driver)
Off road drive as the road is covered by dunes (4WD only and experimented driver)
crossing a village
Mosque in a village
Nomande tent in the desert
Nomade man in the desert
a new road, but not maintained and the sans is blocking the road in many places - the driver is evaluating the quality of the sand to know if he can climb the dune or have to skjirt it
Off road drive as the road is covered by dunes (4WD only and experimented driver)
Off road drive as the road is covered by dunes (4WD only and experimented driver)
Off road drive as the road is covered by dunes (4WD only and experimented driver)
Off road drive as the road is covered by dunes (4WD only and experimented driver)
Off road drive as the road is covered by dunes (4WD only and experimented driver)
Off road drive as the road is covered by dunes (4WD only and experimented driver)
a new road, but not maintained and the sans is blocking the road in many places - the only way is to skirt the road with a 4WD and join the road later
Chinguetti - This man owns a private library with very old books and explain the history of the city
Chinguetti - old small book for travels in a private library
Chinguetti - old book in a private library
Cars are rarely new and drivers are used to repair when necessary
old man on a donkey
Cars are rarely new and drivers are used to repair when necessary
young man with a cheich
Chinguetti - old house and kids
man with the typical mauritanian costume
Goats in a village
small typical houses
Under a nomade tent - a young woman is serving the tea
dromedary in the desert
Oued (river) with water
small village
Donkeys are very useful to carry goods
typical house
curious girls
Terjit Oasis - unpaved road
Terjit Oasis
Terjit Oasis
Nomade man on a dromedary
Nomade man with the traditional cheich
Nomade man on a dromedary
young girl in a village
Herons
Herons
typical sailing boat
young girl serving tea in a momade tent
young man
young woman preparing milk in a nomade tent
mother and baby
man in blue
typical shop - easy to guess what they sell
typical shop - easy to guess what they sell
man
young man with a cheich
old woman
young girl
nomade family
the road is covered with sand - Man with typical costume
man with a cheich
young girl
woman
man with a cheich
man with a typical costume
young girl
young girl
young girl
young girls
young girl
old man
Chinguetti - man with old books in a library
young man
women
lady in pink
scenic road with cliffs
young man with a cheich
Atar is the capital of Adrar - Nice old building
Chinguetti - Precious old book
Chinguetti - street view
climate is different from the north and rice is growing with the help of the Senegal river
typical african houses
Senegal river is the south border between Senegal and Mauritania
horse carriage
horse carriage
donkey carriage
merket
shop
street view - shops
shops
donkey carriage
Dunes are recovering quickly the road
this huge dune is covering the road, leaving a small path in soft sand
landscape
taxi driver
Chinguetti - street view
house
houses
scenic drive
typical house
Nomade camp
overloaded pick-up
dromedary
volcanic landscape
scenic drive
scenic drive
landscape
landscape
landscape
landscape
rocky road
pick-up on unpaved road
landscape
landscape
landscape
typical landscape
landscape
landscape
harsh landscape
Chinguetti - entrance of a house
Chinguetti - dunes
landscape
scenic drive in the desert
landscape
cattle
typical hoiuses
typical hoiuses
typical hoiuses
landscape - scenic drive
landscape
landscape with a white dromedary
scenic drive
house
landscape
dromedaries
departure of the fishing boats
departure of the fishing boats
fishing boats waiting a flat sea to leave
fishing boat
very old car
very old car
very old car
Nomade man with its dromedary
dromedary in front of a nomade tent
Nomeade telnt and dromedaries
Nomade man riding a dromedary
landscape
whale skeleton in a fishermen village
Fishermen village
fishermen houses
pelicans
flamingos
dune landscape
sandy road
traditional wooden fishing boats with colorful paintings - today replaced by plastic boats
young girl in a village
young boy in a village - fishes are drying in the sun
crabs at low tide
landscape
sea-birds flying
sandy beach and waves
fishermen boat