Cluster · Nouakchott
Ibn Abbas Mosque & Ksar
Short late-afternoon cluster: the Ibn Abbas Mosque, a landmark from outside, and the busy avenues of the Ksar district; view it from the car.
28″ bags
forbidden
Time budget
90m
Rescue coverage
100% ≤7′
max p90 5.4′
Places
0
2 sleep areas in reach
Rules in force · 6There is no meter or ride-hailing
- Mauritania ↗Check visa rules for your passport with official Mauritanian government sources or a consulate before travelling; arrangements have changed in recent years.
- Mauritania ↗Travel advice differs by region: check your own government's advice for each area on your route, especially in the east and near the Mali border.
- Mauritania ↗Alcohol is prohibited; do not import or carry it.
- Nouakchott and the coast ↗Travel advice differs by region and changes: check your own government's advice for Nouakchott and every region on your route before you book.
- Nouakchott ↗Many governments limit or advise against travel to parts of Mauritania: check your own government's current advice for Nouakchott and for every region on your route before you book.
- Nouakchott ↗There is no meter or ride-hailing: agree the taxi fare before you get in, keep small notes, and use your hotel's driver after dark.
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Bound and physics
Ibn Abbas Mosque on Avenue Gamal Abdel Nasser and the streets around it.
- Slope
- flat
- Stairs
- None
- Shade
- low
- Surface
- sand and asphalt, heavy traffic
- Sleep here or visit
- visit
Rescue anchors
A — Avenue café (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
B — Mosque-side shade (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · toilet · valid: always
C — Petrol-station shop (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
D — Bank ATM lobby (field-verify)
shelter · toilet · valid: always
E — Side-street café (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · toilet · valid: always
F — Taxi-stand shade (field-verify)
shelter · seated_rest · valid: always
always: 100% covered, max p90 5.4′, worst cell 5.4′ · heat: 100%
Nodes in this cluster
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Edges out
| To | How | p50 | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grande Mosquée & National Museum | Car west | ~8 min | flat |
| Sebkha Market | Car south-west | ~15 min | flat |
Sleep within reach
- Ksar (hotel) — 15–22 min
- Tevragh Zeina (hotel or guesthouse) — 22–30 min
Red lines here
- Non-Muslims do not enter the mosque; do not photograph worshippers.
Around this cluster
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.