World Heritage in Mauritania

Banc d'Arguin National Park Ouadane Chinguetti Tichitt Walata WEST SAHARA ALGERIA MALI SENEGAL

World Heritage Sites in Mauritania

The world heritage in Mauritania (as of 2017) includes two UNESCO world heritage sites , including a world cultural heritage site and a world natural heritage site. Mauritania ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1981, and the first World Heritage site was added to the World Heritage List in 1989. The last World Heritage site to date was registered in 1996.

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Mauritania in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the World Heritage List (K - cultural heritage, N - natural heritage, K / N - mixed, (R) - on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger ).

 Map with all coordinates of World Heritage Sites: OSM

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
	Banc d'Arguin National Park ( location )	1989	N	506	The national park is located on the Atlantic coast. It is an important winter home for migratory birds. It is one of the most bird-rich areas in the world.
	Antique ksour from Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata	1996	K	750	Ksour are rural fortified Berber settlements in the Maghreb . Ouadane ( Lage ) was founded in 1147 by the Berber tribe Idalwa el-Hadji. Chinguetti ( Lage ) was also founded by a Berber tribe in the 13th century, namely the tribe of the Sandaja. Tichitt ( Lage ) was founded in 1150 . The founding of Oualata ( location ) is unknown.

Tentative list

The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list . Currently (2017) three sites are entered in the tentative list of Mauritania, the last entry was made in 2001. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the tentative list.

 Map with all coordinates of current World Heritage candidates: OSM

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
Excavations in Azougui	Azougui cultural landscape ( location )	2001	K	1545
	Archaeological site Koumbi Saleh ( location )	2001	K	1546
	Archaeological site Tegdaoust ( location )	2001	K	1547

Web links

Commons : World Heritage Sites in Mauritania  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Mauritania on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mauritania. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 17, 2017 . 
2. ^ Tentative list of Mauritania. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 17, 2017 . 

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap