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Holidays Mauretania  -  Travel information Mauretania.

Islamic Republic of Mauritania - Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah

Regions in Mauretania : Adrar, Assaba, Brakna, Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Gorgol, Guidimaka, Hodh ech Chargui, Hodh el Gharbi, Inchiri, Tagant, Tiris Zemmour and Trarza.

Cities in Mauritania : Nouadihbou, Nouakchott, Boutilimit, Aleg, Sangraffa, Kiffa, Kouroudjel, Kankossa

Mauritania isn't known as a tourist destination being poor and mostly desert. It is a harsh environment of shifting sand, dunes and rocky plateaux. The climate is dry all year round; rainfall is infrequent and sparse.
Although it is this very desolation that keeps mainstream tourism away, travellers learn to love Mauritania for the way it somehow fulfils romantic images of desert spaces - towns half blanketed in sand, nomads in colourful tents, lunar-like landscapes.

Capital City Mauritania : Nouakchott.


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Hotels in Mauritania
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 -  Hotels in Nouakchott

 
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

 

National Parks Mauritania

 National Park Banc d'Arguin
The Banc d'Arguin, the northern coast of Mauretania, is the most important spawning ground of essential coastal fish species and one of the most valuable habitats worldwide for marine mammals and water fowl

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

 
Create your perfect trip to Mauritania  -  Flight, Hotel and Car

 Truck Africa  -  camping safari's  -  last great overlanding challenge
The idea of TA is to provide such a quality overland trips at a realistic price more likely to appeal to the adventurous in spirit.



 Responsibletravel.com  -  African safaris & holidays
100's of holidays to Africa from dozens of leading specialist tour companies and accommodations who are passionate about conserving Africa's wildlife and benefiting its people.

Travel Guides Mauritania / Related Books

The Rough Guide to West Africa - Jim Hudgens, Richard Trillo
This guide to West Africa explores all the visitable countries in West Africa, from Mauritania and the Cape Verde Islands in the west, to Niger and Cameroon in the east. The colour introductory essay highlights the regions attractions, picks out the various route and travel options and touches on some of the great range of cultural and scenic impressions that any visit will make. Each chapter covers the relevant country with attention to detail, including special attention to the practicalities of travel, thoroughly researched hotel and restaurant listings, and a carefully researched background on wildlife and the environment, culture, history, politics and music.
Paperback 1296 pages (November 27, 2003); Publisher: Rough Guides; Language: English; ISBN: 1843531186.
West Africa - Lonely Planet Regional Guide -  Alex Newton, Mary Fitzpatrick (Editor)
This guide to West Africa has sections capturing the region's vibrant arts and people, an introduction to the sounds and rhythms of West Africa's music, and a guide to the region's main languages.
Paperback 896 pages (October 2002); Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; Language: English; ISBN: 1740592492.
Morocco Handbook: with Mauritania -  Anne McLachlan
Describes the area, discusses its history, and provides information on accommodations, dining, attractions, and activities.
Paperback 512 pages (January 1, 2001); Publisher: Contemporary Books; Language: English; ISBN: 0844248665
Lonely Planet: Niger E Mali, Mauritania 
Paperback 416 pages (January 31, 2003); Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications - Italian editions; Language: Italian; ISBN: 8870636305

How do I travel to Mauritania

 Nouakchott Airport

 
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 Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights  -  price comparison possible

 Maps International  -  Guides Mautirania  
Mapsinternational.co.uk is one of the largest map shops online.
 Map Mauretania [ Uni Texas  -  Perry-Castañeda Library  -  Map Collection ]


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 Travel Insurance

 Tourist Office of Mauretania

Mauretania invites you to discover :

* Des sables dorés à perte de vue.
* Des déserts immenses parsemés d'oasis verdoyantes et ombragées.
* Des pâturages partout où il pleut, des troupeaux en grand nombre.
* Et surtout une vie nomade d'une simplicité étonnante.
Mais aussi : des cités millénaires : Chinguitti, Wadane, Tichit, Oualata, Rachid, Et une agriculture à la fois très ancienne et très moderne.
La Mauritanie, dans la paix et la stabilité, offre à tous ceux qui acceptent de la parcourir une multitude de circuits touristiques à l'état naturel, préservés de toute pollution.

 Government Mauritania
Portail l'ensemble des informations concernant la République Islamique de Mauritanie.

 Nouakchott
When Nouakchott was created in 1960, the site was many days walk from the desert, but is now entirely surrounded by the Sahara, with sand piling up against walls and fences like snow drifts.

 Adrar  -  Capital city is Atar. 
 Assaba  -  Capital city is Kiffa. 
 Brakna  -  Capital city is Aleg. 
 Dakhlet Nouadhibou  -  Capital city is Nouadhibou.
 Gorgol  -  Capital city is Kaédi. 
 Guidimaka  -  Capital city is Sélibaby.
 Hodh Ech Chargui  -  Capital city is Néma.
 Hodh El Gharbi  -  Capital city is Aioun el Atrouss.
 Inchiri  -  Capital city is Akjoujt.
 Tagant  -  Capital city is Tidjikdja.
 Tiris Zemmour  -  Capital city is Zouérate.
 Trarza  -  Capital city is Rosso.

 Atar  -  Capital city of district Adrar. 
 Kiffa  -  Capital city of district Assaba. 
 Aleg  -  Capital city of district Brakna. 
 Nouadhibou  -  Capital city of district Dakhlet Nouadhibou.
 Kaédi  -  Capital city of district Gorgol. 
 Sélibaby  -  Capital city of district Guidimaka.
 Néma  -  Capital city of district Hodh Ech Chargui.
 Aioun el Atrouss  -  Capital city of district Hodh El Gharbi.
 Akjoujt  -  Capital city of district Inchiri.
 Tidjikdja  -  Capital city of district Tagant.
 Zouérate  -  Capital city of district Tiris Zemmour.
 Rosso  -  Capital city of district Trarza.

 Boutilimit  - 
Important center of religious scholarship and training since its founding by an Islamic mystic and scholar in the 19th Century.
 Chinguetti  -  Medieval trading centre in northern Mauritania, lying on the Adrar Plateau east of Atar.
 Kobenni - border ??
 Kouroudjel
 Kankossa
Near the border of Mali

Conflict

Underlying ethnic conflict between 'white' and 'black' moors and black Africans [ the latter often descended from haratin - freed slaves ]. Slavery was officially banned [ 20 years ago ], but suspected to persists to this day.

Cuisine - Mauretanian Foods / Recipes

The Best of African Cooking -  Manjase Banda, Robin Campbell (Editor)
This book has a collection of African recipes ranging from North, West, East, and Southern Africa. Only the best recipes were selected from the various African countries. The book has recipes from countries such as Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique and many others. The book has over 120 recipes with colour illustrations all using a variety of different ingredients from Africa.
Paperback 128 pages (January 29, 2004); Publisher: Esanjam; Language: English; ISBN: 0954682106
 African Recipes

History of Mauretania

Independence: 28 November 1960 (from France)

From the 3rd to 7th century, the migration of Berber tribes from North Africa displaced the Bafours, the original inhabitants of present-day Mauritania and the ancestors of the Soninke. Continued Arab-Berber migration drove indigenous black Africans south to the Senegal River or enslaved them. By 1076, Islamic warrior monks (Almoravid or Al Murabitun) completed the conquest of southern Mauritania, defeating the ancient Ghana Empire. Over the next 500 years, Arabs overcame fierce Berber resistance to dominate Mauritania.  See for more Mauritania's History at Wikipedia ( Pre-colonization; French colonization and post -colonial history; Recent political coups [ June 2003 Coup, August 2005 coup ] )
 Ancient Mauritania  -  Accounts of Ancient Mauretania, c. 430 BCE- 550 CE

Music, Culture & Entertainment

 Music of Maureatania [ Wikipedia ]
Mauritania's largest ethnic group is the Moors. In Moorish society, musicians occupy the lowest caste, iggawin, who used song to praise successful warriors as well as their patrons...

 Qur'anic school  -  known for its library of manuscripts
the manuscripts are second only to the collection found in the ancient Mauritanian city of Chinguetti.

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