🇲🇷 How to recognise Mauritania in Street View
Mauritania is in West Africa. Here's how to tell you've landed in Mauritania when Far Fetched drops you there in Street View.
| Drive on | the right ➡️ |
|---|---|
| Signs in | Arabic, French |
| Region | West Africa |
| Borders | Algeria, Mali, Morocco and Senegal |
Clues to look for
Sand dunes and desert, with Arabic and French signs.
Driving side
Cars in Mauritania drive on the right. So do Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire, which are also in West Africa. Most of the world drives on the right, so this alone won't narrow it down much: check the signs next.
Countries it's easy to confuse with Mauritania
If you guess a neighbour of Mauritania you still score 2 points, and any other country in West Africa scores 1 point.
Practise spotting Mauritania
Play Solo or Survival and choose the Africa map to see more places like Mauritania. Or try today's daily challenge: five places, one guess each, the same for everyone.
Questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Mauritania?
In Mauritania, cars drive on the right.
What language are signs in Mauritania written in?
You'll see Arabic, French on signs in Mauritania.
Which countries look like Mauritania in Street View?
Its neighbours (Algeria, Mali, Morocco and Senegal) and other countries in West Africa can look similar. Check the language on signs and the driving side first.
Is Mauritania in Far Fetched?
Yes. Mauritania is one of the 214 countries and territories you can be dropped into in Far Fetched, a free Street View country-guessing game.