Chegga
Chegga is an abandoned fort in the far northeastern part of Mauritania, close to the borders with Algeria and Mali. It has been a caravan stop for centuries.- Village
- …lies at an elevation of around 390 metres (1,290 feet)
- …is also known as “Chegga الشقة”
- Description: human settlement in Mauritania
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Latitude
25.37319° or 25° 22′ 24″ north
Longitude
-5.78652° or 5° 47′ 12″ west
Open location code
7CQP96F7+79
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Tumbuka—“Chegga” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الشقة”
- Arabic: “شغا”
- Bengali: “চেগা”
- Chinese: “舍加”
- Czech: “Chegga”
- Dutch: “Chegga”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الشقه”
- Esperanto: “Chegga”
- Finnish: “Chegga”
- French: “Chegga”
- German: “Chegga”
- Irish: “Chegga”
- Japanese: “シェッガ”
- Luxembourgish: “Chegga”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Chegga”
- Polish: “Chegga”
- Portuguese: “Chegga”
- Russian: “Шегга”
- Spanish: “Chegga”
- Tumbuka: “Chegga”
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Notable Places Nearby
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Mauritania: Highlights
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