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Chinguetti
Department
CountryChinguetti Department Mauritania
RegionAdrar Region
Area
 • Total61,815 km2 (23,867 sq mi)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Total6,811
 • Density0.11/km2 (0.29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (+0)

Chinguetti is a department of the Adrar Region in Mauritania.[1] The capital lies at Chinguetti, 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.

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