National Park Bank d'Argen

Bank d'Argen National Park is one of the main attractions of Mauritania. It is located between the capital Nouakchott and the city of Nouadhibou on the Atlantic coast.

The park was established on June 24, 1976. Its area is approximately 1,200,000 hectares.

There are 800 square kilometers of vegetation and 1,400 hectares of mangrove swamps.

This place is the largest coastal park in all of Africa. There are sand dunes, shallow waters and small islands, as well as swamps. Since 1989, Bank d'Argen has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its valuable natural complexes as a transition zone between ocean and desert.

This park is home to beautiful birds, of which 15 species of fish-eating, as well as dolphins and rare species of turtles.

Among mammals, the visitor can see jackals, a duvet cat, a sand fox, an African wild cat, a honey badger, a striped hyena and many others.