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Mauritania

I visited Mauritania on my trip across the Sahara Desert following the Atlantic route south from Morocco and Western Sahara in December 2004.


Travel Report

Arriving in Nouadhibou
The iron ore train
Atar
Chinguetti & Ouadane
Christmas at Terjit Oasis


Travel Notes

Atar
Nouakchott


Photos

Nouadhibou
Chinguetti
Ouadane
Atar & Terjit


Map

Map of Mauritania


Soundbites

Camel


Videos

Video Menu - 4 videos


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Atar & Terjit Photo Gallery

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The main market street in Atar. Typical street scene in Atar. MoMo, spreading peace and love to the rest of the world!
Rond-Point, the centre of Atar. One of the taxi parks in town. Children down at the market.
Camels along a street in Atar. Bab Sahara, where I stayed during my visits to Atar. The grand taxi, with only two gears, which I took to Nouakchott.
Christmas Day out in the desert near Terjit oasis. Desert landscape near Terjit oasis. Desert landscape near Terjit oasis in the morning.
Sand dune and mountains near Terjit oasis. The auberge next to the stream at Terjit where I spent Christmas and Boxing day. The stream flowing through the gorge at Terjit oasis.
The top of the gorge and oasis. Desert landscape above the gorge. The sandy valley floor above the gorge.

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