Terjit
Sign in to saveTerjit () is an oasis (in the proper sense: a desert spring or other water source), 45km by road south of Atar and popular with tourists in Mauritania. It nestles in a gorge on the western edge of the Adrar plateau with the palm grove stretching a few hundred meters alongside a stream which emerges from a spring. Terjit is part of the commune of Maaden in the Aoujeft Department.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Terjit
- Settlement.other_name
- Tergit
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Oasis
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Oasis de Tergit (02).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The oasis of Terjit
- 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_name
- 25px Mauritania
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Adrar Region
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.timezone
- GMT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +0
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Terjit () is an oasis (in the proper sense: a desert spring or other water source), 45km by road south of Atar and popular with tourists in Mauritania. It nestles in a gorge on the western edge of the Adrar plateau with the palm grove stretching a few hundred meters alongside a stream which emerges from a spring. Terjit is part of the commune of Maaden in the Aoujeft Department.
There is a modest fee to enter, and tourists can pay to stay in tents in the palm grove. It is often used for tourism for its charm, fresh water and shade.