Is Kiffa safe? Mauritania travel risk
Is Kiffa safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kiffa scores 48/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Mauritania Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 18 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 24 Mar 2026); Canada says: avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Kiffa scores 48/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Mauritania (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kiffa: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and health and medical access (66/100).
A score of 48 is higher than the scores of 63% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Mauritania travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Kiffa belongs to Assaba (Mauritania), centered at coordinates 16.6164° N, 11.4044° W (127 m above sea level). Distance to Nouakchott is 512.2 km towards the WNW.
Assaba
16.6164° N, 11.4044° W
127 m
Africa/Nouakchott
110,714
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Mauritania
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Kiffa happened in November (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Mauritania travel advice & laws.
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