Chinguetti, Mauritania

Travel Blogs from Chinguetti (4)

Mer de sable et bibliotheques, chinguetti, Mauritania travel blog
Mer de sable et bibliotheques
Oct 25, 2008

... 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 sables ...

A travel blog entry by vmarchal
Warren Buys Books and Plays Board Games With Candi, Chinguetti, Mauritania travel blog
Warren Buys Books and Plays Board Games With Candi
Oct 20, 2007

... ; Background:  It was our second night in Chinguetti, a once important oasis town deep in the Sahara Desert in Mauritania.  I spent the morning wandering around town alone, the afternoon relaxing in the shade in our walled campement, and the ...

A travel blog entry by modernnomad67
Chinguetti, Mauritania, October 19 - 20, 2007, Chinguetti, Mauritania travel blog
Chinguetti, Mauritania, October 19 - 20, 2007
Oct 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.  ...

A travel blog entry by modernnomad67
COS Trip, Chinguetti, Mauritania travel blog
COS Trip
Jan 9, 2006

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A travel blog entry by panchi111