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Lighthouses in Mauritania

Mauritania has 1 lighthouse on the map. The oldest dates to 1910. Below: how they split by era of construction, and the country’s oldest towers. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-23.

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OLDEST1910

BUILT BEFORE 18000

By era of construction

Before 18000 · 0%

1800–18490 · 0%

1850–18990 · 0%

1900–19491 · 100%

1950 or later0 · 0%

Era unknown0 · 0%

Oldest lighthouses in Mauritania

The country’s earliest towers by recorded year of construction.

1910Ras Nouadhibou lighthouse

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