Chegga
Sign in to saveChegga is an abandoned fort in the far northeastern part of Mauritania, close to the borders with Algeria and Mali. It has been a caravan stop for centuries. There are neolithic rock carvings in the oued 500 meters away from the fort, near a water source.
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Place details
- Locality
- Chegga الشقة
- Region
- Tiris Zemmour تيرس زمور
- Country
- Mauritanie موريتانيا
- Population
- 1
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Chegga
- Settlement.native_name
- Cheggat
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ar
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Mauritania
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Mauritania
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Mauritania
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tiris Zemmour
- Settlement.population_total
- 0
- Settlement.utc_offset
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- oasis
- Country
- Mauritania
- Located in
- Bir Moghrein
- Elevation
- +342
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
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Chegga is an abandoned fort in the far northeastern part of Mauritania, close to the borders with Algeria and Mali. It has been a caravan stop for centuries. There are neolithic rock carvings in the oued 500 meters away from the fort, near a water source.
Chegga consists of a mosque and a military fort. It was built by the French Foreign Legion and taken over by the Army of Mauritania after independence.thumb|left|A view of artisanal mining near Chegga In 2019, president Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, opened the surrounding military exclusion zone to prospecting on a limited basis, although technically foreigners can still be shot on sight. Chegga has since become a center of artisanal gold mining by Mauritanians and Malians using hand tools. thumb|left|An artisanal miner working in a mine near Chegga