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NOUAKCHOTT
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Barely 50 years old, Nouakchott has to be simultaneously one of Africa's strangest and
most unassuming capital cities. This is urban planning nomad style: a city simply plonked
down 5km from the coast as if on an overnight caravan stop and left to grow by accident.
Most travellers use it as a staging post before the Adrar, Parc National Banc d'Arguin or
the next international border.
Although it's not a highlight of the country, Nouakchott is sleepily idiosyncratic and you
could do worse than spend an afternoon at the gloriously frantic fish market (one of the
busiest in West Africa), treat yourself to a comfy guesthouse or feast in a good restaurant.
It's also laidback and amazingly safe - bliss after the rigours of the desert.
Sights & Activities
Major landmarks in the centre include the Grande Mosquée OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP (Rue
Mamadou Konaté) , also called the Mosquée Saoudienne, with its slender minarets, and the
large Mosquée Marocaine OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP (Rue de la Mosquée Marocaine) , which
towers over a bustling market area.
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