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Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata

Field	Value
WHS	Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata
Image	Chinguetti mosquee.jpg
Type	Cultural
Criteria	iii, iv, v
ID	750
Location	Mauritania
Year	1996
Area	54.7 ha
locmapin	Algeria
relief	1

The ancient ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata in Mauritania were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1996.

Ouadane and Chinguetti are located in the Adrar Region, Tichitt in the Tagant Region and Oualata in the Hodh Ech Chargui Region. These cities were founded around the 11th century as stopping places for the caravans of the Trans-Saharan trade crossing the Sahara.

Once prosperous centres of Saharan culture, these cities survive today with many difficulties, not only due to the radical transformation of the trade routes, but above all because of the advancing sands of the desert.

References

(1996). "Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata". UNESCO World Heritage.
[https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/750/ Outstanding Universal Value of Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata].

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