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  • Aoudaghost

  • Aoudaghost

    Aoudaghost was an important oasis town at the southern end of a trans-Saharan caravan route that is mentioned in a number of early Arabic manuscripts. The archaeological ruins at Tegdaoust in southern Mauritania are thought to be the remains of the mediaeval town.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Archaeological site of Tegdaoust.
    UNESCO Tentative List
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    Aoudaghost

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2001

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Mauritania

    Hodh El Gharbi

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    7th Century AD

    Berber

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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