Ksar el Barka
Ksar el Barka | |
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Commune and town | |
![]() Ksar-el-Barka in 1908 | |
![]() ![]() Ksar el Barka Location in Mauritania | |
Coordinates: 18°24′0″N 12°13′0″W / 18.40000°N 12.21667°WCoordinates: 18°24′0″N 12°13′0″W / 18.40000°N 12.21667°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Tagant |
Ksar el Barka (Arabic: كصر البركة) are ruins in Mauritania.[1] It was established in 1690 by the Kounta, who were from Ouadane.[2]
See also[]
- Ksar
References[]
- ^ Cândida, Vale; Pimm, Stuart; Brito, José (2015). "Overlooked Mountain Rock Pools in Deserts Are Critical Local Hotspots of Biodiversity". PLOS ONE. 10 (2): e0118367. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1018367V. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0118367. PMC 4340953. PMID 25714751.
- ^ Sidatt, M. "Introduction to the History of the Tagant Plateau". Tagant. Universidad Complutense of Madrid.
Categories:
- Archaeological sites in Mauritania
- Populated places established in 1690
- Communes of Mauritania
- Former populated places in Mauritania
- 1690 establishments in Africa
- Mauritania geography stubs