Chinguetti_Department

Chinguetti Department

Chinguetti Department

Department in Adrar Region, Mauritania

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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References

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    Maplandia world gazetteer

20°27′N 12°21′W

Chinguetti mosque

Constituency

The Chinguetti constituency occupies the same area as the department and is located in the Adrar Region. In 2018 there were a total of 7,577 registered voters and they own 1 seat in congress.


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