• Foto Number: SAH-020

The well-preserved ruins of the Chinguetti trading post (Ksar in Arabic) amidst the sand dunes. The former centre of several trade routes running through the Sahara attracts tourists and Islamic scholars who continue to admire the architecture and the old libraries. The vernacular architecture of the older parts of the city is made up of stone and mud houses with patios, each of which huddles along narrow streets around a mosque with a minaret. - Mauritania - 1970

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  Africa Mauritania Chinguetti Sahara GreatDesert palms sand dune