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Excursions into the Mauritania Sahara! Whatever mode of travelling you decide on, DO NOT improvise. You will need detailed maps, written documentation, GPS….
To give you an idea of the dimensions of the territory, below are the principal distances between towns.
BETWEEN TOWNS KILOMETERS HOURS
Aioune - Koumbi saleh 235 km 3h 30
Aioune - Nema 280 km 4h
Atar - Chinguitty 87 km 1h 30
Atar - Ouadane 200 km 2h
Chinguitty - Ouadane 120 km 2h 30
Kiffa - Aioune 210 km 3h
Kiffa-Aoudaghost 180 km 3h
Nema-Oualata 120 km 3h 30
Nouakchott-Atar 445 km 6h
Nouakchott-Banc d’arguin 220 km 4h 30
Nouakchott-Bogue 310 km 4h
Nouakchott-Kaedi 409 km 5h 30
Nouakchott-Keur macene 170 km 3h
Nouakchott-Kiffa 600 km 7h 30
Nouakchott-Rosso 203 km 2h 30
Rosso-Keur macene 60 km 1h
Always remember that the duration of time, more than the distance, is the varying factor.
Between an asphalt road and a track of shifting sands or broken pebbles, the speed varies between 1 to 10. |
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