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All 117 places by distance →One day from Arafat
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:59 pm
39 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Arafat
- Dumviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Chez Lassana Diaganaheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Plage de Nouakchott شاطئ نواكشوطbeach · 1.5 hrs
- Mosquée marocaine مسجد المغربيmosque or dargah · 30 min
- Domaine La Poste نطاق البريدbeach · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Arafat
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Arafat?
Mosquée marocaine مسجد المغربي (mosque or dargah, about 5 km), Carrefour Château D'eau (heritage site, about 2 km), Chez Lassana Diagana (heritage site, about 5 km), Ibn Abbas Mosque (mosque, about 5 km), Musée National de la Mauritanie المتحف الوطني الموريتاني (museum, about 5 km), Friday Mosque of Nouakchott (mosque, about 6 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Arafat?
105 places on Spotwander: 48 mosques & dargahs, 9 beaches & coast, 12 other attractions, 14 parks, 9 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest dargah to Arafat?
Grande Mosquée d'Arafat, about 1 km by road; Mosquée & Mahadra (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest beach to Arafat?
Domaine La Poste نطاق البريد, about 6 km by road; Plage de Nouakchott شاطئ نواكشوط (8 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Arafat?
Start in Arafat, visit Dum, then Chez Lassana Diagana, then Plage de Nouakchott شاطئ نواكشوط, then Mosquée marocaine مسجد المغربي, then Domaine La Poste نطاق البريد, and drive back — about 39 km by road in all.



























