Chinguetti (Chingueṭṭi)

Is a a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work in the country of Mauritania.

Its center lies at a latitude of 20.44036 and longitude of -12.2622and it has an elevation of 302 meters above sea level.

Chinguetti also goes by the names, Chingetti, Chinguetti, Chingueṭṭi, Чингетти

The prodominant languages spoken are ar-MR (Arabic) wo (Wolof) and its currency is the Ouguiya (MRO),

Chinguetti currently has a population of 4700 (estimate).

Sunrise commences: 06:11 and sunset is at 19:20, not taking into account daylight saving time (DST).

Well : a cylindrical hole, pit, or tunnel drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface

• Ḥassi Lemhed (15.14 km to travel)
• ‘Aïn Ourâne (26.44 km to travel)
• ‘Aïn Lemine (14.47 km to travel)
• ‘Aïn el Ḥoumar (16.06 km to travel)
• Ḥassi Jraϊf (22.89 km to travel)

Work in progress

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Dune(s) : a wave form, ridge or star shape feature composed of sand

• Et Tîyâr (20.74 km to travel)
• Afâm el Mezrougât (15.78 km to travel)

Old houses buried in the dunes, chinguetti

image by Philippe Stoop

Depression(s) : a low area surrounded by higher land and usually characterized by interior drainage

• Tâyâret Irigui (13.58 km to travel)

Camp at sunset

image by JiCe Sowa

Intermittent stream :

• Bṭâh Chingueṭṭi (22.54 km to travel)
• Oued Boû ’Agâl (12.43 km to travel)
• Oûdeï er Râḥal (17.52 km to travel)
• Oued el Ḥdeïba (17.52 km to travel)

La palmeraie de Lagueïla

image by Olivier Morice http://olivier-morice.fr

Wadi : a valley or ravine, bounded by relatively steep banks, which in the rainy season becomes a watercourse; found primarily in North Africa and the Middle East

• Ourâne (16.45 km to travel)

Dwellings

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Oasis(-es) : an area in a desert made productive by the availability of water

• Tendaoua’li (8.67 km to travel)
• Aghlâoua (9.69 km to travel)
• E-n-Ikemkemt (8.64 km to travel)
• Toueyyiret (7.64 km to travel)
• El Baq’a (8.9 km to travel)

The Moors

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Locality : a minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries

• Tanghal el Kbϊr (18.55 km to travel)

City of the dead

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Hills : rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m

• Ouarâne (6.3 km to travel)

Erg Ouarane 3

image by Miguel Jaramillo

Wetland : an area subject to inundation, usually characterized by bog, marsh, or swamp vegetation

• Temaguezt (8.59 km to travel)

Camels near Chinguetti

image by Philippe Stoop