Oualata or Walata (Arabic: ولاتة) (also Biru in 17th century chronicles) is a small oasis town in southeast Mauritania, located at the eastern end of...
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Tichitt culture (redirect from Dhar Oualata)
The Tichitt Culture, or Tichitt Tradition, was created by proto-Mande peoples, namely the ancestors of the Soninke people. In 4000 BCE, the start of sophisticated...
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mines at Taghaza to the oasis of Oualata. A guide was sent ahead, and water was brought over a four-day journey from Oualata to meet the caravan. Culture...
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north-northwest of Timbuktu (in Mali) and 731 km (454 mi) north-northeast of Oualata (in Mauritania). The Taghaza mines are first mentioned by name (as Taghara)...
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Oualata is a department of Hodh Ech Chargui Region in Mauritania. "Mauritania: Administrative divisions". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-16...
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Ancient history (section Dhar Tichitt and Oualata)
also in Mali along the Niger River, from around 900 BC. Dhar Tichitt and Oualata were prominent among the early urban centres, dated to 2000 BC, in present-day...
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world heritage sites Banc d'Arguin National Park Ouadane Chinguetti Tichit Oualata "The World Heritage Convention". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved...
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Tourism in Mauritania (section Oualata)
tourist for every 2,718 locals. The old cities of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Oualata, Tichitt, Ksar el Barka, Aoudaghost and Koumbi Saleh are all vestiges of...
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The ancient ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata in Mauritania were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1996. Ouadane and Chinguetti...
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Oualata (Arabic: ولاته) is one of the 60 electoral districts represented in the National Assembly. The constituency currently elects 1 deputy. Its boundaries...
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