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  • Oualata

  • Oualata

    Oualata or Walata, or old Biru, is a small oasis town located in Hodh Ech Chargui Region in southeast Mauritania. It was important as a caravan city in the 13th and 14th centuries AD as the southern terminus of a trans-Saharan trade route. Oualata was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996, as part of Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata.
    World Heritage Site
    Oualata
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    Oualata

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1996

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Mauritania

    Hodh Ech Chargui

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    11th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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