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  • Ksar el Barka

  • Ksar el Barka

    Ksar el Barka are archaeological runis of a town in central Mauritania. The town was founded in 1690 by the Kounta tribe.
    Archaeological Site
    Ksar el Barka
    by Agence Rol, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 135 m

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    Ksar el Barka

    Archaeological Site

     

     

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    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Mauritania

    Tagant

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    17th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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