Mauritania
About 4.4M people live in Mauritania, on 1,030,700 km² in 15 regions; the capital is Nouakchott. The highest summit is Kediet ej Jill (915 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jan–Feb · Dec.
Mauritania at a glance
The atlas follows 7,625 places here month by month, with 5 mountains and 4 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and December.
Mauritania's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+708%658k in 1950 → 5.32M in 2025 → 9.42M in 2050Mauritania · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Mauritania
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Mauritania
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
59OctoberNouakchott
61OctoberChinguetti
97OctoberNouadhibou
54OctoberKiffa
49OctoberRosso
50OctoberKaédi
55OctoberAtar
56OctoberNéma
15 regions
Mauritania from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Mauritania
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Mauritania
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Mauritania
4 monuments and 2 museums; the best known first.
What's on in Mauritania
The ground and the sky in Mauritania
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Mauritania
2 large airports, 6 railway stations, 7 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.