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- Nouakchott
- Capital
- Ouguiya (MRO)
- Currency
- 2,747,312
- Population
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Travel Blogs from Chinguetti, Mauritania
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Mer de sable et bibliotheques
... c est d aller a la piscine entouré de palmiers et des dunes de sables autour de soit. En effet, il y a beaucoup de puits a chinguetti et on peut remplir des reservoirs d eau rien que pour soi et pour se detendre. Si vous voulez voir des dunes de ...
Camel Trek in the Sahara
... view of the surrounding desert with dunes large and small. Looking in the direction we had come, we spied the town of Chinguetti in the distance. After a small breakfast (which included the bread that was baked the previous night), we started the ...
The Land of Chinguetti
... on one and let our taxi go. Surrounded and sometimes nearly engulfed by the shifting dunes of the western Sahara, Chinguetti was established in the thirteenth century and lays claim to being the seventh holiest city in Islam. Like Ouadane, ...
Chinguetti, Mauritania, October 19 - 20, 2007
... for the trip from West Africa to Mecca. The 16th century stone Friday Mosque in Chinguetti's old town is considered the national symbol of Mauritania while five old libraries contain valuable Islamic manuscripts from the town's glory days. ...
Holy Moly
... considered the 7th holiest city in Islam and has several old libraries that house ancient manuscripts, including a 14th century Quran. We reached Chinguetti by car. We caught a ride with a local, but you can also pay a taxi UM2,000 (about $10) ...
Chinguetti, une ville aux portes du désert
... ’on est ressorti, elles nous ont plus lâché. Et oui, le touriste est très rare, faut pas rater l’occasion. Chinguetti est aux portes du désert. Au fur et à mesure ils construisent en hauteur car les rez-de-chaussée sont lentement envahis ...
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