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Mauritania or "Chinguetti land" holds 4 ancient cities classified by UNESCO as world heritage . The famous one is Chinguetti or "Sorbonne of the desert" for its libraries holding some of the oldest and impressive manuscripts in the Islamic world, its Mahadras < Koranic schools>,its beautiful mosque. Adding to this Chinguetti , played a great economic and cultural  roles in the past. Today it is the most tourists destination spot.

Mauritania < Land of people >- diversity of landscape, wonderful places, variety of leisure and delicious food- is today a great tourist destination for a great number of tourists. Here tourists will discover an authentic architecture< ancient cities>, a typical artifacts and handicrafts ,, a unique desert , an original fauna and flora and an attractive coast  with the Arguin Park , that is a heaven for many animal and plant species , and is classified by UNESCO as world heritage.

 

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