Chinguity

Chinguetti is a department of the Adrar Region in . The capital lies at , an ex-Middle Ages center for trade which is considered to be a ghost town. The other village in this mostly desert-area department is Ain Savra.
Wikipedia
  • Department of Mauritania
  • …lies at an elevation of 572 metres (1,877 feet)
  • …is also known as “Chinguetti Department”

Chinguity

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Latitude
20.5949° or 20° 35′ 42″ north
Longitude
-12.3928° or 12° 23′ 34″ west
Open location code
7CG9HJV4+WV
Geo­Names ID
9212628
Wiki­data ID
Q3708696

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Chinguity” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة شنقيط”
  • Cebuano: “Chinguetti (departamento)”
  • Cebuano: “Chinguetti”
  • Dutch: “Chinguetti Department”
  • French: “département de Chinguetti”
  • French: “Département de Chinguetti”
  • German: “Chinguetti, Département”
  • German: “Chinguetti”
  • Italian: “dipartimento di Chinguetti”
  • Italian: “Dipartimento di Chinguetti”
  • Japanese: “シンゲッティ県”
  • Lithuanian: “Šingečio departamentas”
  • Persian: “دپارتمان شنقیط”
  • Russian: “Шингетти (департамент)”
  • Russian: “Шингетти”
  • Spanish: “Chingueti”
  • Spanish: “Departamento de Chingueti”
  • Swedish: “Chinguetti”

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