El Mamghar
El Mamghar | |
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El Mamghar Location in Mauritania | |
| Coordinates: 19°22′N 16°31′W / 19.367°N 16.517°W | |
| Country | Mauritania |
| Region | Inchiri |
El Mamghar is a village in western Mauritania.
History
Historically a fishing village, El Mamghar sits a few meters away from the shore on a coastal dune, and is located southeast of Cape Timiris.[1][2] Inhabited by Imraguen fishermen, whose huts were covered with cotton,[3] the village was the center of "a considerable trade of dried fish."[2][3] The fishermen dried their fish under the sun, which were then transported to Adrar in caravans.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Observations géographiques sur la Mauritanie occidentale". La Géographie (in French). Vol. 20, no. 1. Société de Géographie. 15 July 1909. p. 4. Retrieved 12 November 2025 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "The Monthly Record". The Geographical Journal. 34 (4): 457. 1909. ISSN 0016-7398. JSTOR 1777206. Retrieved 12 November 2025 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "ACTES DE LA SOCIÉTÉ". Revue de géographie commerciale (in French). Vol. 35, no. 2. France: Société de géographie commerciale de Bordeaux. 15 February 1909. pp. 16–17. Retrieved 12 November 2025 – via Google Books.