Chinguetti
Chinguetti is a residential area in Adrar Region, Mauritania. Chinguetti is situated nearby to the hospital Hôpital de la Fraternité مستشفى الأخوة, as well as near the police station Gendarmerie.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chinguetti.
Chinguetti
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chinguetti is a city in Saharan Mauritania. It contains a noted Islamic scholarly centre sometimes called the library in the desert and is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Chinguetti
- Type: Residential area
- Also known as: “Chinguetti شنقيط”
- Location: Adrar Region, Mauritania, Sahel, Africa
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Latitude
20.46385° or 20° 27′ 50″ northLongitude
-12.36609° or 12° 21′ 58″ westOpen location code
7CG9FJ7M+GHOpenStreetMap ID
way 458022875OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Chinguetti” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شنقيط”
- French: “Chinguetti”
- Georgian: “შინგეტი”
- German: “Chingueti”
- Japanese: “シンゲッティ”
- Russian: “Шингетти”
- Spanish: “Chingueti”
- Ukrainian: “Шингетті”
Places with the Same Name
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hôpital de la Fraternité مستشفى الأخوة and Cimetière de Chinguetti مقبرة شنقيط.
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