Mauritania

Mauritania has only two World Heritage sites: a collection of four ancient desert towns that were stops along the Saharan trade routes in the Middle Ages, and a coastal national park.

Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata
Fortified towns from the 12th-13th centuries that were key trading posts along the Saharan caravan routes and became important religious centers.

Banc d’Arguin National Park