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Chinguetti Destination Guide

Touring Chinguetti in Mauritania

Chinguetti in the region of Adrar with its 4,711 citizens is a city located in Mauritania - some 292 mi or ( 470 km ) North-East of Nouakchott , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Chinguetti

Time in Chinguetti is now 06:46 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Nouakchott " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tidjikja, Rosso, Nouakchott, Kiffa, and Atar. Being here already, consider visiting Tidjikja . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Chinguetti ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

2009 Mauritanie Chinguetti, Camel Race, Courses de chameaux, 2ème journée

8:38 min by HabariSalam
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2009 Mauritanie, à Chinguetti, chez Mahmoud de l' auberge Eden (le meilleur guide de la région et peut-être du pays), Festival Nomade, seconde journée, la course de chameaux (dromadaires) et la fête a ..

Mauritania 07

6:12 min by migjar
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Viaje a Mauritania por Marruecos y Sahara Occidental en Land Rover Defender. 01-01-2009: Ouadane - Tanouchert - Chinguetti. ..


2009 Mauritanie Chinguetti, construction de maisons en pierres

9:06 min by HabariSalam
Views: 1490 Rating: 5.00

2009 Mauritanie Chinguetti, construction de maisons en pierres et palmier-dattiers. ..

Mauritania 4: Chinguetti y Ouadane santas del Islam

5:42 min by Juan Vicente Ledesma
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El Valle Blanco, el oasis de Tergit, la 7ª ciudad Santa del Islam (Chinguetti) con su Mezquita (símbolo mauritano) y Ouadane, reconstruida sobre sus ruinas y con yacimientos prehistóricos. Todo un goz ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Chinguetti Department

Chinguetti is a department of the Adrar Region in Mauritania. The capital lies at Chinguetti, an ex-Middle Ages center for trade which is considered to be a ghost town. The other villages in this mostly desert-area department are Ouadane and Veille Ville.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 20.45 -12.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Adrar Region, Departments of Mauritania

Chinguetti Mosque

The Chinguetti Mosque is a mosque in Chinguetti, Mauritania. It was an ancient center of worship created by the founders of the oasis city of Chinguetti in the Adrar region of Mauritania in the thirteenth or fourteenth century. The minaret of this ancient structure is supposed to be the second oldest in continuous use anywhere in the Muslim world.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 20.46 -12.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 13th-century architecture, Adrar Region, Mosques in Mauritania