Mauritania

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Mauritania bridges North and West Africa, bordered by Western Sahara, Algeria, Mali, and Senegal, with a long Atlantic coastline. It is one of the world's largest and most sparsely populated countries, dominated almost entirely by the Sahara Desert. The ancient caravan city of Chinguetti—once an important Islamic pilgrimage staging post—is among its most treasured heritage sites.