Ksar el Barka

Coordinates: 18°24′0″N 12°13′0″W / 18.40000°N 12.21667°W / 18.40000; -12.21667
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Ksar el Barka
Commune and town
Ksar-el-Barka in 1908
Ksar-el-Barka in 1908
Ksar el Barka is located in Mauritania
Ksar el Barka
Ksar el Barka
Location in Mauritania
Coordinates: 18°24′0″N 12°13′0″W / 18.40000°N 12.21667°W / 18.40000; -12.21667
Country Mauritania
RegionTagant

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

References

  1. ^ Cândida, Vale; Pimm, Stuart; Brito, José. "Overlooked Mountain Rock Pools in Deserts Are Critical Local Hotspots of Biodiversity". PLOS One. PLOS One.
  2. ^ Sidatt, M. "Introduction to the History of the Tagant Plateau". Tagant. Universidad Complutense of Madrid.