Nouakchott: Sightseeing
Places and attractions in the Sightseeing category
Saudi Mosque
Saudi Mosque is a mosque in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located southwest of the Presidential Palace and immediately west of the Chamber of Commerce. The mosque was built by Saudi money.
National Library of Mauritania
The Bibliothèque Nationale de Mauritanie is located in Nouakchott, Mauritania in the building of the National Museum of Mauritania. The library has a collection of 10,000 volumes and employs 41 staff members. The library has seven branches.
Marché Capitale
Marché Capitale is a market in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located just to the northwest of Mosque Ould Abas.
Fish market
The fish market on the coast in the western part of Nouakchott, Mauritania is a bustling centre. It is described by Lonely Planet as "incredibly lively and extremely colorful" and having "teams of men, mostly Wolof and Fula, dragging in heavy hand-knotted fishing nets and small boys hurrying back and forth with trays of fish".
Reserve Naturel de Sel Iode
Reserve Naturel de Sel Iode is a small reserve in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located on the Avenue Gamal Abdel Nasser, near the Ministry of Energy headquarters and opposite the Centro Neuro Psychiatrique de Nouakchott.
National Museum of Mauritania
The National Museum of Mauritania, also known as the National Museum of Nouakchott, is a national museum in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
Marocaine market
Marocaine market is a Moroccan market in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located just to the east of Mosque Marocaine.
Friendship Port of Nouakchott
The Friendship Port is an artificial deepwater port located in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It was built during the 1980s by a Chinese company to allow the city, capital of Mauritania, to be supplied more cheaply than by overland from Dakar, Senegal.
Mosque Ould Abas
Mosque Ould Abas is a mosque in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located between Marche de La Viande and Marche Capitale, southwest of Mosque Saudique.
Mosque Marocaine
Marocaine Mosque is a mosque in the southern central part of Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located south of Ould Abas Mosque, near the Marocaine Market and next to the Moroccan Cultural Centre.
Marché de La Viande
Marché de La Viande is a market in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located just to the southwest of Mosque Ould Abas.
Judiciary Palace
Presidential Palace is a palace located in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located on the Avenue Gamal Abdel Nasser, between the Friday Mosque of Nouakchott and the headquarters of Air Mauritania.
Friday Mosque of Nouakchott
Friday Mosque is a mosque in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located just southeast of the Lebanese International University on the Avenue Gamal Abdel Nasser, next to the Judiciary Palace and the headquarters of Air Mauritania.
Old Fort
The Old Fort is a fort in northeastern Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located to the northeast of the Presidential Palace, near the Stadium of Ksar and College d'Application.
Presidential Palace
Presidential Palace is the presidential palace for the President of Mauritania, located in Nouakchott. It is located in the centre of the city and is by far the most prominent landmark in the city, set in extensive gardens and grounds.
Wilaya de Nouakchott
Wilaya de Nouakchott is a government administrative building located in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located on the Avenue Gamal Abdel Nasser, just west of the headquarters of Air Mauritania and opposite the headquarters of Radio Nationale.
Mosque Tevragh Zeina
Mosque Tevragh Zeina is a mosque in Tevragh-Zeina, Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located southeast of the Stade olympique, immediately to the east of the Clinique Chiva.
National Guard
National Guard is the National Guard of Mauritania. It has its headquarters in Nouakchott, located opposite to the College des Garçons. The National Guard of Mauritania cooperates closely with the National Locust Control Centre. The main job of the guard is patrolling remote desert areas, usually by camel.
Nouakchott Convention Center
The Convention Center in Nouakchott, Mauritania is located north of the Olympic Stadium and next to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The modern building, which has a 700-seat plenary room with several large break out rooms and is equipped for simultaneous translation capabilities, is used for both commercial and government meetings.
University of Nouakchott Al Aasriya
The University of Nouakchott Al Aasriya is a university in the city of Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania.
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