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Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
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The desert and its dunes as far as the eye can see at the gates of the town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 9, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, classified a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
LePictorium_0300351.jpg
The desert and its dunes as far as the eye can see at the gates of the town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 9, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, classified a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
LePictorium_0300352.jpg
The desert and its dunes as far as the eye can see at the gates of the town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 9, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, classified a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
LePictorium_0300353.jpg
The desert and its dunes as far as the eye can see at the gates of the town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 9, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, classified a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
LePictorium_0300354.jpg
The desert and its dunes as far as the eye can see at the gates of the town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 9, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, classified a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
LePictorium_0300355.jpg
The desert and its dunes as far as the eye can see at the gates of the town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 9, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, classified a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
LePictorium_0300356.jpg
The desert and its dunes as far as the eye can see at the gates of the town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 9, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, classified a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
LePictorium_0300357.jpg
Night in the streets of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 9, 2024. Chinguetti, “gate to the desert”, “7th holy city of Islam”, former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
LePictorium_0300358.jpg
Night in the streets of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 9, 2024. Chinguetti, “gate to the desert”, “7th holy city of Islam”, former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
LePictorium_0300359.jpg
Night in the streets of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 9, 2024. Chinguetti, “gate to the desert”, “7th holy city of Islam”, former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
LePictorium_0300360.jpg
Night in the streets of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 9, 2024. Chinguetti, “gate to the desert”, “7th holy city of Islam”, former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
LePictorium_0300361.jpg
Night in the streets of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 9, 2024. Chinguetti, “gate to the desert”, “7th holy city of Islam”, former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
LePictorium_0300362.jpg
Night in the streets of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 9, 2024. Chinguetti, “gate to the desert”, “7th holy city of Islam”, former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
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A little girl with a bouquet stands in the middle of a small sandy square in Chinguetti, Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, “door to the desert”, “7th holy city of Islam”, former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, classified as UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
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A caravan of camels crosses the dry wadi which separates the old town of Chinguetti and the more recently built part. The most recent part of Chinguetti began to be built because of the advance of the desert and the gradual burial of the old town. Chinguetti, “door to the desert”, “7th holy city of Islam”, former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, classified as UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
LePictorium_0300365.jpg
A caravan of camels crosses the dry wadi which separates the old town of Chinguetti and the more recently built part. The most recent part of Chinguetti began to be built because of the advance of the desert and the gradual burial of the old town. Chinguetti, “door to the desert”, “7th holy city of Islam”, former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, classified as UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
LePictorium_0300311.jpg
The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
LePictorium_0300312.jpg
The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
LePictorium_0300313.jpg
The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
LePictorium_0300314.jpg
The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
LePictorium_0300315.jpg
The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
LePictorium_0300316.jpg
The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
LePictorium_0300317.jpg
The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
LePictorium_0300318.jpg
The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
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The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
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The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
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The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
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The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
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The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
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The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
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The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
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The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
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The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
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The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
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The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
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The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
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The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
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The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
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The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
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The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
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The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
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The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
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A man walks on the street in front of the new mosque in the old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 9, 2024. Chinguetti, “door to the desert”, “7th holy city of Islam”, former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, classified as UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
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The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
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The old town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, "gate to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
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A young woman, craft seller and member of the Sharaf cooperative in Chinguetti, Mauritania on July 9, 2024. Chinguetti, “door to the desert”, “7th holy city of Islam”, former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, classified as UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
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A young woman, craft seller and member of the Sharaf cooperative in Chinguetti, Mauritania on July 9, 2024. Chinguetti, “door to the desert”, “7th holy city of Islam”, former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, classified as UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
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Young women, craft sellers and members of the Sharaf cooperative in Chinguetti in Mauritania on July 9, 2024. Chinguetti, "door to the desert", "7th holy city of Islam", former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, classified as UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
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Renovation or reconstruction work on a building in the town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 9, 2024. Chinguetti, “door to the desert”, “7th holy city of Islam”, former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, classified as UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
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Renovation or reconstruction work on a building in the town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 9, 2024. Chinguetti, “door to the desert”, “7th holy city of Islam”, former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, classified as UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
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Renovation or reconstruction work on a building in the town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 9, 2024. Chinguetti, “door to the desert”, “7th holy city of Islam”, former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, classified as UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
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Renovation or reconstruction work on a building in the town of Chinguetti in Mauritania, July 9, 2024. Chinguetti, “door to the desert”, “7th holy city of Islam”, former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, classified as UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Chinguetti buried by desert sand
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A little girl with a bouquet stands in the middle of a small sandy square in Chinguetti, Mauritania, July 8, 2024. Chinguetti, “door to the desert”, “7th holy city of Islam”, former trans-Saharan commercial and cultural post, classified as UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in west-central Mauritania in the Adrar desert region. The ancient city affected by the impacts of climate change in the region has been threatened for several years now by the advance of the desert which is engulfing the old city a little more every day. The desert sand is dangerously gaining ground, some houses are completely buried and with them, the risk of seeing other jewels of the city disappear such as the family libraries and its manuscripts. Despite this, some owners are renovating the ruined houses and reassembling the cut stone walls which made the splendor of the medieval city founded around the 13th century, just like that of Tichitt, Oualata and Ouadane, fortified cities also classified as world heritage sites. UNESCO.
Mauritania: the Chinguetti manuscripts, an invaluable heritage in danger.
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Seif al-Islam al-Ahmed Mahmoud holds approximately 700 of the approximately 6,000 manuscripts in the Chinguetti family library. This old trading post in Mauritania, in the heart of the desert, is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This extremely fragile heritage has been threatened for several years by the advance of the desert, which is engulfing the ancient city a little more every day, and is also affected by the impact of climate change in the region.
Mauritania: the Chinguetti manuscripts, an invaluable heritage in danger.
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Seif al-Islam al-Ahmed Mahmoud holds approximately 700 of the approximately 6,000 manuscripts in the Chinguetti family library. This old trading post in Mauritania, in the heart of the desert, is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This extremely fragile heritage has been threatened for several years by the advance of the desert, which is engulfing the ancient city a little more every day, and is also affected by the impact of climate change in the region.
Mauritania: the Chinguetti manuscripts, an invaluable heritage in danger.
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Inner courtyard of the old Chinguetti mosque, July 8, 2024. The mosque was founded by Sheikh Muhammad al - Maghili in the 13th century in the heart of the Mauritanian desert and was the beating heart of this crossroads used by many Muslims on pilgrimage to Mecca. Chinguetti, considered the seventh holy city of Islam, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Mauritania: the Chinguetti manuscripts, an invaluable heritage in danger.
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The old mosque of Chinguetti, July 8, 2024. The mosque was founded by Sheikh Muhammad al - Maghili in the 13th century in the heart of the Mauritanian desert and was the beating heart of this crossroads used by many Muslims on pilgrimage to Mecca. Chinguetti, considered the seventh holy city of Islam, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Mauritania: the Chinguetti manuscripts, an invaluable heritage in danger.
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
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The old mosque of Chinguetti, July 8, 2024. The mosque was founded by Sheikh Muhammad al - Maghili in the 13th century in the heart of the Mauritanian desert and was the beating heart of this crossroads used by many Muslims on pilgrimage to Mecca. Chinguetti, considered the seventh holy city of Islam, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Mauritania: the Chinguetti manuscripts, an invaluable heritage in danger.
Nicolas Réméné / Le Pictorium
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The old mosque of Chinguetti, July 8, 2024. The mosque was founded by Sheikh Muhammad al - Maghili in the 13th century in the heart of the Mauritanian desert and was the beating heart of this crossroads used by many Muslims on pilgrimage to Mecca. Chinguetti, considered the seventh holy city of Islam, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Mauritania: the Chinguetti manuscripts, an invaluable heritage in danger.
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Koranic stone tablets are placed along the wall of the minaret of the old mosque of Chinguetti, July 9, 2024. The mosque was founded by Sheikh Muhammad al - Maghili in the 13th century in the heart of the Mauritanian desert and was the beating heart of this crossroads used by many Muslims on pilgrimage to Mecca. Chinguetti, considered the seventh holy city of Islam, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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