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Places in Mauritania matching “Hodh el Gharbi, 250 km north of Kiffa, Aoukar dune depression” · Mysteria

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Places in Mauritania matching “Hodh el Gharbi, 250 km north of Kiffa, Aoukar dune depression”

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“Hodh el Gharbi, 250 km north of Kiffa, Aoukar dune depression”🇲🇷 Mauritania Clear all

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🇲🇷 Mauritania · Ancient city

Tegdaoust (Aoudaghost) West Ksar

Aoudaghost (c. 500–1400 CE; Berber–Ghanaian citadel) · Berber (Sanhaja) / Soninke Ghanaian conquest 1055

Berber ksar on Aoukar dune edge, Aoudaghost West preserves citadel, mosque and cavern granaries that stored caravan millet, described by al-Bakri and Ibn Hawqal; Ghana 1055 seizure...