Azougui
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Azougui was a town in north western Mauritania, lying on the Adrar Plateau, north west of Atar. In the eleventh century it was a base for the Almoravid dynasty, who conquered a territory stretching from the Ghana Empire to Morocco and the Iberian Peninsula.
The site is even older, as seventh century rock carvings attest. Parts of the citadel and the necropolis of Harami survive.
[edit] World Heritage Status
This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on June 14, 2001 in the Cultural category.
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Coordinates: 20°24′19″N 13°06′40″W / 20.40528°N 13.11111°W
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