Destinations
Mauritania: cities and how to get around
2 cities with airports, stations, hotels and the journeys between them, from public data.
Mauritania has 2 cities on this site, including the capital, Nouakchott. Each one has an overview and pages for flights, hotels, trains, buses, driving and things to do — hostels too, where the city has them — built from public data, plus city-to-city pages for the journeys between them.
CapitalNouakchott
Population4.4 million
Area1,030,700 km²
CurrencyOuguiya (MRU)
Dialling code+222
Driving sideRight
Plug typesEuro
Emergency numberhttp://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11185210 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4547615
Official languagesArabic
Internet domain.mr
Cities in Mauritania
| City | Region | Population | Airport | Hotels listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nouakchott | 1,184,530 | NKC (25 km) | 92 | |
| Nouadhibou | Dakhlet Nouadhibou | 146,048 | NDB (1 km) | — |
Neighbouring countries on this site: Senegal, Algeria, Western Sahara, Mali.
Common questions
Which cities in Mauritania are covered?
Nouakchott, Nouadhibou.
What currency does Mauritania use?
The Ouguiya (MRU).
Which side of the road does Mauritania drive on?
The right.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.