Banc d'Arguin National Park
Also known as parc national du Banc d'Arguin, Parc national du banc d'Arguin, Parc national du Banc d'Arguin, Parc national du Banc-d'Arguin
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (ix), (x).
Region
Arab States
Mauritania
Inscribed
1989
Area
1,200,000 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Banc d'Arguin National Park is about 120 km south-east of Nouadhibou.
Nearest towns and cities
- Nouadhibou · about 87,000 peopleabout 120 km north-west
- Nouakchott · about 742,000 peopleabout 240 km south
- Atar · about 44,000 peopleabout 320 km east
- Ad Dakhla · about 89,000 peopleabout 390 km north
- Rosso · about 47,000 peopleabout 410 km south
- Zouirat · about 56,000 peopleabout 470 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SenegalNatural431 km away
SenegalCultural470 km away
MauritaniaCultural473 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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