Tidjikja is the capital of the Tagant

Tagant

Tagant is a region in south-central Mauritania named for the Tagant Plateau. Its capital is Tidjikdja. Other major cities/towns include Tichit and Rachid, Nbeika...

 region of central 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...

, lying on the Tagant plateau

Tagant Plateau

The Tagant Plateau lies in eastern Mauritania, forming a stony part of the Sahara Desert. Some towns such as Tichit, Moudjéria and Rachid, lie at the foot of its slopes – cliffs in some places – while Tidjikdja lies on the Tagant itself...

. Founded in 1680, it has a population of around 6,000 people.

The town is known for its palm trees and its vernacular architecture

Vernacular architecture

Vernacular architecture is a term used to categorize methods of construction which use locally available resources and traditions to address local needs and circumstances. Vernacular architecture tends to evolve over time to reflect the environmental, cultural and historical context in which it...

. The town is also home to an airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

.

Nearby towns and villages include Moudjeria

Moudjeria

Moudjeria is a town and commune in the Tagant Region of southern-central Mauritania. Temperatures during the summer are among the highest in the world and can easily crack the 55 celsius mark.-Transport:The town is served by Letfotar Airport....

 (65.8 nm), Ksar el Barka

Ksar el Barka

Ksar el Barka are ruins of a town in central Mauritania. The town was founded in 1690 by the Kounta tribe....

 (46.4 nm), Rachid (21.3 nm), Ksar el Khali

Ksar el Khali

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 , Chinguetti , and Casbah des Ait Maouine .-External links:*...

 (143.4 nm), Ouadane

Ouadane

Ouadane or Wadan is a small town in the desert region of central Mauritania, situated on the southern edge of the Adrar Plateau, 93 km northeast of Chinguetti. The town was a staging post in the trans-Saharan trade and for caravans transporting slabs of salt from the mines at Idjil. A...

 (143.4 nm), Boumdeit (67.1 nm) and Serotandi (46.0 nm) .