Tidjikja
Sign in to saveTidjikja () is the capital of the Tagant region of central Mauritania, lying on the Tagant plateau. Founded in 1680, it has a population of around 11,000 people.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Tidjikja
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Commune and town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Tidjikja,marketstreet.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- A market street in the old town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Mauritania
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 280
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Mauritania
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Mauritania
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tagant
- Settlement.established_date
- 1602
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2015 estimate
- Settlement.population_total
- 15532
- Settlement.timezone
- 0 GMT
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 321
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Tidjikja () is the capital of the Tagant region of central Mauritania, lying on the Tagant plateau. Founded in 1680, it has a population of around 11,000 people.
The town is known for its palm trees and its vernacular architecture. The town is also home to an airport.