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Chinguetti

Chinguetti ( ; ) is a ksar and a medieval trading center in northern Mauritania, located on the Adrar Plateau east of Atar. Chinguetti had a population of 4,800 as of 2013.

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Place details

Locality: Chinguetti شنقيط
Region: Adrar أدرار
Country: Mauritanie موريتانيا
Population: 4,711
Timezone: Africa/Nouakchott

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Chinguetti
Settlement.other_name: City of Libraries
Settlement.image_skyline: Chinguetti-Vue Goblale Vieille ville.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 260px
Settlement.image_caption: Old town, Chinguetti
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: 25px Mauritania
Settlement.subdivision_name1

Wikidata facts

Instance of: commune of Mauritania
Country: Mauritania
Located in: Chinguetti Department
Population: +6811
Area: +50401
Elevation: +495
Time zone: UTC±00:00
Capital of: Chinguetti Department
Image: مسجد شنقيط التاريخي.jpg

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Article

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Contents

History
Founding
Center of Trade
World Heritage Site
Religious importance
Climate
Gallery
Notable residents
See also
Notes
External links

Chinguetti ( ; ) is a ksar and a medieval trading center in northern Mauritania, located on the Adrar Plateau east of Atar. Chinguetti had a population of 4,800 as of 2013.

Founded in the 13th century as the center of several trans-Saharan trade routes, this small city continues to attract a handful of visitors who admire its spare architecture, scenery, and ancient libraries. The city is seriously threatened by the encroaching desert; high sand dunes mark the western boundary and several houses have been abandoned to the sand.