Tichit is home to a unique style of architectural design not found anywhere else in Mauritania. The surrounding area provides six unique colours of stones that are used in construction of houses and other buildings. Like most of the North of Mauritania, these stones are stacked to build houses and walls, but unlike most of the rest of the country, in Tichit they are shaped to a certain degree, and the different colours of stones are used to make designs in the walls.
The mosque, build entirely out of the blue-grey stacked stones, is one of the more famous mosques in Mauritania.
The cemetery looks like most of the other cemetaries in Northern Mauritania, but with the unique green stones found in the area.
The date harvest is an especially exciting time in the area. Arriving around this time, you should be able to see the harvested dates being piled into large mounds and covered with palm fronds and then sand to preserve them.
Finally, as you drive into the city, you can't miss the endless white sand dunes receding off into the distance.
