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Hidden places in Mauritania

1 uncrowded place in Mauritania, away from Nouakchott: quiet towns, geological oddities and free-to-enter ruins.

Richat Structure, Circular geological feature in the Sahara desert
Geological oddities Mauritania · Adrar Region

Richat Structure

The Eye of the Sahara: a 40 km bullseye of concentric rock rings in the Mauritanian desert, visible from orbit and almost invisible from the ground, which is exactly why hardly anyone goes.

Coordinates
21°07′26″N 11°24′07″W
Crowds
Usually empty
Landscape
Desert
Best season
Best in Winter