Mauritania Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Mauritania
Southwestern Mauritania was once home to the Ghana Empire, one of the earliest urbanised civilisations to emerge in western Africa, with its capital atKoumbi Saleh. Mauritania is an Islamic Republic, and the people in the North have a reputation as being very conservative and quite reserved. The southern part of the country is filled with friendly people, and they are very welcoming, if a little unused to tourists. For people from outside the Maghreb there is a risk of kidnapping, especially in the more remote northern and eastern parts. Travelling to Mauritania is becoming easier, with charter flights from France to Atar through the winter. Guides and tourist agencies are quite easy to find. Mauritania is officially known as theIslamic Republic of Mauritania(Arabic:الجمهورية الإسلامية ال
Mauritania Travel Guide Sections
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