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Ouadane
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Ouadane
Ouadane or Wadan is a small town in the desert region of central Mauritania, situated on the southern edge of the Adrar Plateau. The town was a staging post in the trans-Saharan trade and for caravans transporting slabs of salt from the mines at Idjil. Ouadane was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996, as part of Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata.
Site Information
Country: Mauritania
District: Adrar Region
Site History: 11th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Islamic
Later Cultures: Islamic
Site Features: Islamic Monuments
World Heritage Site
Part of: Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata
Date of Inscription: 1996
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