Chegga
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chegga-181-11382421
title:
Chegga
text:
Chegga is an abandoned fort in the very northeastern part of Mauritania, close to the borders with Algeria and Mali. It has been a caravan stop for centuries. There are neolithic rock carvings in the oued 500 meters away from the fort, near a water source. Chegga consists of a mosque and a military fort. It was built by the French Foreign Legion and taken over by the Army of Mauritania after independence.
In 2019, president Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, opened the surrounding military exclusion zone t
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Place in Tiris Zemmour, Mauritania
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chegga
date created:
2006-01-26T21:13:42Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T21:20:11Z
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13
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