Atar

Adrar Region · Mauritania

Atar, Mauritania
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Best time to go
November to February
Budget
$
Coordinates
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The main town of the Adrar region and gateway to Mauritania's desert heritage sites and oasis valleys. Caravans and expeditions into the dunes and canyons of the Sahara set out from here.

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