Collection: Mauritania

Mauritania, the Land of a Million Poets, is a vast West African nation of 4.5 million people with its capital in Nouakchott. A land where the Sahara meets the Atlantic, it mesmerises with the UNESCO-listed ancient ksour — fortified cities — of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt, and Oualata, the sweeping dunes of the Adrar Plateau, the rich birdlife of Banc d’Arguin National Park, the medieval trading city of Chinguetti, and a proud Moorish, Berber, and Saharan nomadic heritage. Coordinates: 21.0079° N, 10.9408° W.