Chinguetti

Chinguetti
Chinguetti
 
[ʃɛ̃gɛ'ti], Oasenstadt am Westrand der Sahara, im Adrarbergland Mauretaniens, etwa 2 500 Einwohner; ehemaliges religiöses Zentrum des Islam. In der durch die Sandwüste bedrohten Stadt (UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe) ist von den ehemaligen elf Moscheen noch eine erhalten (13. Jahrhundert, mit wuchtigem Minarett); Bibliothek mit bedeutenden arabischen Manuskripten.

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