Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata
Type
Cultural
Criteria
iii, iv, v
Designated
1996 (20th session)
Reference no.
750
Region
Arab States
Trade routes of the Western Sahara Desert c. 1000–1500. Goldfields are indicated by light brown shading: Bambuk, Bure, Lobi, and Akan.
Oualata or Walata (Arabic: ولاتة) (also Biru in 17th century chronicles)[2] is a small oasis town in southeast Mauritania, located at the eastern end of the Aoukar basin. Oualata was important as a caravan city in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries as the southern terminus of a trans-Saharan trade route and now it is a World Heritage Site.
^"Oualata (Agricultural Urban Commune, Mauritania) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
^Hunwick 1999, p. 9 n4. Walata is the arabized form of the Manding wala meaning a "shady place" while Biru is the Soninke word and has a similar meaning.
Oualata or Walata (Arabic: ولاتة) (also Biru in 17th century chronicles) is a small oasis town in southeast Mauritania, located at the eastern end of...
The Tichitt Culture, or Tichitt Tradition, was created by proto-Mande peoples. In 4000 BCE, the start of sophisticated social structure (e.g., trade of...
north-northwest of Timbuktu (in Mali) and 731 km (454 mi) north-northeast of Oualata (in Mauritania). The Taghaza mines are first mentioned by name (as Taghara)...
also in Mali along the Niger River, from around 900 BC. Dhar Tichitt and Oualata were prominent among the early urban centres, dated to 2000 BC, in present-day...
UNESCO designated Chinguetti, along with the cities of Ouadane, Tichitt and Oualata, also in the dunes area, as a World Heritage Site. Notable buildings in...
tourist for every 2,718 locals. The old cities of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Oualata, Tichitt, Ksar el Barka, Aoudaghost and Koumbi Saleh are all vestiges of...
Guanahatabey Saladoid Arawak West Africa and Central Africa Dhar Tichitt Oualata Nok Sao Senegambia Djenné-Djenno Bantu Bura Ghana Empire Pygmies African...
Mauritania started making pottery and built stone settlements (e.g., Tichitt, Oualata). Fishing, using bone-tipped harpoons, became a major activity in the numerous...
said to be the first family to have lived in Manding, after having left Oualata in Wagadou due to drought. They founded the first village of the Manding...
persecution drove Muslim traders to abandon Koumbi Saleh for Djenne and Oualata. He beheaded Muslim kings who opposed him.: 212–13 At the Battle of Kirina...
town of Oualata, where he arranged for water to be transported a distance of four days travel where it would meet the thirsty caravan. Oualata was the...
Mauritania, there exist archaeological sites in the towns of Tichit and Oualata that were initially constructed around 2000 B.C., and were found to have...
world heritage sites Banc d'Arguin National Park Ouadane Chinguetti Tichit Oualata "The World Heritage Convention". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved...
town of Oualata, where he arranged for water to be transported a distance of four days travel where it would meet the thirsty caravan. Oualata was the...
Like other aspects of the culture of Africa, the architecture of Africa is exceptionally diverse. Throughout the history of Africa, Africans have developed...
also started making pottery and built stone settlements (e.g., Tichitt, Oualata). Fishing, using bone-tipped harpoons, became a major activity in the numerous...
Retrieved 17 August 2011. "Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011. "Banc d'Arguin National Park". UNESCO...
Guanahatabey Saladoid Arawak West Africa and Central Africa Dhar Tichitt Oualata Nok Sao Senegambia Djenné-Djenno Bantu Bura Ghana Empire Pygmies African...
Guanahatabey Saladoid Arawak West Africa and Central Africa Dhar Tichitt Oualata Nok Sao Senegambia Djenné-Djenno Bantu Bura Ghana Empire Pygmies African...
the Western Sahel, p.50. UNESCO: "Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata" The Adrar - Lonely Planet Map of the Adrar - Bab Sahara...
caravan city. Other caravan cities include Aroer in Jordan, Hatra in Iraq, Oualata in Mauritania, Damascus in Syria, and Samarkand in Uzbekistan. The caravan...
Guanahatabey Saladoid Arawak West Africa and Central Africa Dhar Tichitt Oualata Nok Sao Senegambia Djenné-Djenno Bantu Bura Ghana Empire Pygmies African...
which dominated the centers of Islamic knowledge of Timbuktu, Djenne, Oualata and Gao, Ajuran, Adal and Warsangali in Somalia, Mughals in the Indian...
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