Explore North Mauritania’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites
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Banc d’Arguin National Park
The Banc d’Agruin sanctuary became a world Heritage site where land and sea merge home of millions of migratory birds the world’s largest concentration of monk seals observed since the 15th century. This site is one of the largest breeding grounds for birds in Africa. There were more than two million birds, and more than
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Chinguetti
Ancient caravan city declared among the world Heritage of humanity, Chinguitty gained great prestige by his spiritual influence to the point that it was considered the seventh holiest city of Islam. The minaret of Chinguitty ( topped by the symbolic ostrich egg) became the symbol of Mauritania called until recently Bilad Chinguitty. Some sources referred
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Ouadane
The city of Ouadane is built on the side of a cliff clayey sandstones belonging the formation of continental interlayer. Climbed by vertiginous pile of ruins the city reveals from far its minaret. The city is located at 175 km in in the North East of Atar the regional capital of Adrar. Ouadane has known