Azougui آزوكي
Azougui آزوكي is an archaeological site in Adrar Region, Mauritania.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Azougi.
Azougi
Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Azougui was a town in north-western Mauritania, lying on the Adrar Plateau, north-west of Atar. In the eleventh century it was the first capital of the Almoravid dynasty, who conquered a territory stretching from the Ghana Empire to Morocco and the Iberian Peninsula.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Atar.
Atar
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Atar is a town of 25,000 people in Saharan Mauritania. It is a great base for exploring the Adrar region, and tends to be slightly cheaper overall than Chinguetti. The Atar Mosque, one of the oldest mosques in the country, dates from 1674.
Azougui آزوكي
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Adrar Region, Mauritania, Sahel, Africa
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Latitude
20.56834° or 20° 34′ 6″ northLongitude
-13.10593° or 13° 6′ 21″ westOpen location code
7CG8HV9V+8JOpenStreetMap ID
node 2296956194OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Azougui آزوكي” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “آزوكي”
- French: “Azougui”
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Highlights include Mauritanie Aventure موريتانيا مغامرة and Oued Ilîj.
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