National Museum of Mauritania
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| Location | Nouakchott, Mauritania |
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| Coordinates | 18°5′8″N 15°58′29″W / 18.08556°N 15.97472°W |
| 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]
See also
References
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- ^ 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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