Mauritania
Nouakchott-Ouest region
TevraghZeina

National Museum of Mauritania

The National Museum of Mauritania, also known as the National Museum of Nouakchott, is a national museum in , . It is located to the southwest of the Hotel Mercure Marhaba, west of Hotel de Ville, northwest of Parc Deydouh, and northeast of the Mosque Ould Abbas.
Tap on a place
to explore it
Wikipedia
Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: national museum in Nouakchott, Mauritania
  • Also known as: “Musée National de la Mauritanie المتحف الوطني الموريتاني” and “National Museum of Nouakchott”
  • Address: نواكشوط

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library of Mauritania and G5 Sahel.

Library
Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bibliothèque Nationale de Mauritanie is located in , in the building of the National Museum of Mauritania. The library has a collection of 10,000 volumes and employs 41 staff members. The library has seven branches.

Government office
or G5S was an institutional framework for coordination of regional cooperation in development policies and security matters in . It was created on 16 February 2014 in , Mauritania, at a summit of five countries: , , , , and . is situated 1½ km northwest of National Museum of Mauritania.

Stadium
Photo: Neonstar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is used mostly for football matches and has a capacity of 10,000. It also has an athletics track. The Olympic Stadium is used by the Mauritania national football team. is situated 2½ km northwest of National Museum of Mauritania.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nouakchott and Ksar.

Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital of and its largest city, with almost 1.2 million residents in 2019. The city is the hub of the Mauritanian economy and is home to a deepwater port and Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport, one of the country's two international airports.

Suburb
, Mauritania is a suburb of and urban commune in western . It has a population of 43,531.

Suburb
is a suburb of and urban commune in western . It has a population of 72,245. The football teams ASC Nasr de and ASC Socogim are based there. is situated 3½ km southwest of National Museum of Mauritania.

National Museum of Mauritania

Latitude
18.08552° or 18° 5′ 8″ north
Longitude
-15.9748° or 15° 58′ 29″ west
Open location code
7CC632PG+63
Open­Street­Map ID
way 94938531
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q2370438
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover National Museum of Mauritania from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yoruba—“National Museum of Mauritania” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Parc des Cinéastes صناع السينما بارك and Assemblée Nationale الجمعية الوطنية.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Maison des cinéastes بيت صناع السينما and École privée.

Mauritania: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Nouakchott, Nouadhibou, Banc d’Arguin National Park, and Atar.

Curious Museums to Discover

Uncover intriguing museums from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “National Museum of Mauritania”. Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.