National Museum of Mauritania

National Museum of Mauritania
Musée National de Nouakchott
Location Nouakchott, Mauritania
Coordinates Coordinates: 18°5′8″N 15°58′29″W / 18.08556°N 15.97472°W / 18.08556; -15.97472
Type national museum
Collections lithic tools, sherds, arrowheads, Mauritanian attire

The National Museum of Mauritania, also known as the National Museum of Nouakchott (French: Musée National de Nouakchott), is a national museum in Nouakchott, Mauritania. 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 Abas.[1]

The museum has notable archaeological and ethnographical collections.[2] It contains two galleries that showcase collections of sherds, arrowheads, and local costumes.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Google Maps (Map). Google. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. ↑ "Mauritania museums". Africa.com. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
  3. ↑ Bergeijk, Jeroen van (15 July 2008). My Mercedes is not for sale: from Amsterdam to Ouagadougou : an auto-misadventure across the Sahara. Random House Digital, Inc. pp. 104–. ISBN 978-0-7679-2869-4. Retrieved 11 March 2011.


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