Citizens of Mauritania have limited access to transportation. The single-line railroad serves mining interests with very occasional ad hoc passenger services. Apart from two infrastructural road developments there are few paved roads.
Freedom of religion in Mauritania is limited by the Government. The constitution establishes the country as an Islamic republic and decrees that Islam is the religion of its citizens and the State.
Nouadhibou is the second largest city in Mauritania and serves as a major commercial center. The city has about 173,000 inhabitants. It is situated on a 65-kilometre peninsula or headland called Ras Nouadhibou, Cap Blanc, or Cabo Blanco, of which the western side has the city of La Güera. Nouadhibou is consequently located merely a couple of kilometers from the border between Mauritania and Western Sahara. Its current mayor is Elghassem Ould Bellali, who was installed on 15 October 2018.
Atar is a town in northwestern Mauritania, the capital of the Adrar Region and the main settlement on the Adrar Plateau. Situated on the oued Seguellil, it is home to an airport, a museum and a historic mosque, constructed in 1674.
Zouérat is the largest town in northern Mauritania and the capital of the Tiris Zemmour region, with an approximate population of 62,380 (2023). It lies at the eastern end of the Mauritania Railway to Nouadhibou.
Moughataas or departments are the second-level administrative subdivision of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
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Boulenouar is a town and commune in Mauritania, situated on the railway line from Nouadhibou to Zouerate and on the road between Nouadhibou and Nouakchott.
Dakhlet Nouadhibou is a bay on the Atlantic shore of Mauritania. The Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, one of the primary administrative divisions of Mauritania, is named after it.
The Saudi Mosque, also known as the Nouakchott Grand Mosque, is a Sunni Islam mosque in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located southwest of the Presidential Palace and immediately west of the Chamber of Commerce.
The Ibn Abass Mosque, also called the Mosque Ould Abbas, is a mosque in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located between Marche de La Viande and Marche Capitale, southwest of Mosque Saudique.
The Marocaine Mosque, also known as the Grande Mosquée de La Capitale, is a Sunni Islam 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.
The Tevragh Zeina Mosque is a Sunni Islam mosque in Tevragh-Zeina, Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located southeast of the Stade olympique, immediately to the east of the Clinique Chiva.
The Ministry of Energy is the national Ministry of Energy of Mauritania, located in Nouakchott. It is located on the corner of Avenue Gamal Abdel Nasser and the Nouadhibou Highway, near the Grand National Hospital of Mauritania.
Centre Neuro-Psychiatrique de Nouakchott is a psychiatric hospital in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
Nouadhibou Cemetery is a cemetery in Nouadhibou, Mauritania. It is located just to the west of Nouadhibou Mosque, overlooking the harbour. It is also known as St. Etienne Chapel Cemetery, corresponding to Nouadibou's French name Port Etienne.
Nouadhibou Regional Hospital is a regional hospital in Nouadhibou, Mauritania. Construction started in 2012 and the foundation stone was laid by the president of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.
FC Nouadhibou is a Mauritanian professional football club based in the commercial centre of Nouadhibou, that competes in the Ligue 1 Mauritania, the top flight of Mauritanian football.
The license plates of Mauritania feature a white background with a blue label. The plates start with four digits, followed by two letters and end with a two-digit number. This combination provides information about the specific area where the vehicle is registered. On the right side of the plate, there is a representation of Mauritanian license plates based on the Euro plate design. This includes a blue bar displaying a circular outline of the country and the distinctive "RIM" abbreviation in both Arabic and Latin letters. In older license plates, the blue bar is not present, and only the letters are displayed.
