Mauritania

Battle of Logandème

The Battle of Logandème (18 May 1859) was an uprising led by the Serer King Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof, king of Sine, against the French Empire. The battle took place at Logandème (in Fatick) which was a part of Sine at the time.

Guembeul Natural Reserve

Guembeul Natural Reserve (fr. Réserve spéciale de faune de Guembeul) is a natural reserve located about 10 km south of Saint-Louis, Senegal, in the Gandiol region.

Chinguetti Mosque

The Chinguetti Mosque (Arabic: مسجد شنقيط‎) is a mosque in Chinguetti, Adrar Region, Mauritania. It was an ancient center of worship created by the founders of the oasis city of Chinguetti in the Adrar region of Mauritania in the thirteenth or fourteenth century.

Ben Amera

Ben Amera is Africa's largest monolith rising 633m (2027ft) above the desert floor. It's the world's second largest monolith only behind Uluru, in Australia.

Aouelloul crater

Aouelloul is an impact crater in Mauritania. It is located in the Akchar Desert, part of the Sahara Desert, approximately 50 km southeast of Atar.The crater is exposed, 390 metres (1,280 ft) wide and roughly circular. The rim rises up to 53 metres (174 ft) above the bottom of the crater.

Azougui

Azougui (or Azuggi, Arabic: آزوكي‎) was a town in north western Mauritania, lying on the Adrar Plateau, north west of Atar.

Banc d'Arguin National Park

The Banc d'Arguin National Park (Arabic: حوض أركين‎) of Bay of Arguin lies in Western Africa on the west coast of Mauritania between Nouakchott and Nouadhibou. The World Heritage Site is a major site for migratory birds and breeding birds, including flamingos, pelicans and terns.

St. Louis Cathedral (Saint-Louis, Senegal)

The St. Louis Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint Louis) is an eighteenth-century cathedral located on the place d'armes in the southern district of Saint-Louis Island in the African country of Senegal.It is the oldest church in West Africa. St.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Louis du Sénégal

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Latin: Sancti Ludovici Senegalen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Saint-Louis in the Ecclesiastical province of Dakar in Senegal.1763: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sénégal from the Diocese of Funchal in Portugal January 27…

Pont Faidherbe

Faidherbe Bridge is a road bridge over the Senegal River which links the island of the city of Saint-Louis in Senegal to the African mainland. The metal bridge is 507.35 m (1,664.5 ft) long and 10.5 m (34 ft) wide, weighing 1,500 t (1,500 long tons; 1,700 short tons).

Island of Saint-Louis

Parc national des oiseaux du Djoudj

The Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (French: Parc national des oiseaux du Djoudj) lies on the southeast bank of the Senegal River in Senegal, in northern Biffeche, north east of St-Louis.