Ksar el Khali
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Ksar el Khali is a town
in central-northern Mauritania
. It is located in the Chinguetti Department in the Adrar Region region .
Nearby towns and villages include Jraif
(46.2 nm), Chinguetti
(51.1 nm), and Casbah des Ait Maouine
(86.5 nm).
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in central-northern Mauritania
Mauritania
Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...
. It is located in the Chinguetti Department in the Adrar Region region .
Nearby towns and villages include Jraif
Jraif
Jraif is a town in central-northwestern Mauritania. It is located in the Chinguetti Department in the Adrar Region region .Nearby towns and villages include Benibafat , Nema , Puits des Boradda , Amerj Arr and Kataouane .-External links:*...
(46.2 nm), Chinguetti
Chinguetti
Chinguetti is a ksar or medieval trading centre in northern Mauritania, lying on the Adrar Plateau east of Atar.Founded in the 13th century, as the center of several trans-Saharan trade routes, this tiny city continues to attract a handful of visitors who admire its spare architecture, exotic...
(51.1 nm), and Casbah des Ait Maouine
Casbah des Ait Maouine
Casbah des Ait Maouine is a town in central-western Mauritania. It is located in the Chinguetti Department in the Adrar Region.Nearby towns and villages include Tentane , Chinguetti , Ksar el Khali , Ouadane , Ksar el Barka and Rachid .-External links:*...
(86.5 nm).