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Chapters: Koumbi Saleh, Tichit, Timbedra, Néma, Rosso, Bareina, Sori Malé, Bagodine, Adel Bagrou, Ould Birem, Fassala, Aoueinat Zbel, Bougadoum, Bababé, Bassiknou, Ajar, Mauritania, Ndiago, Mauritania, Mbalal, Dionaba, Jreif, Mbagne, Tékane, Arr, Mauritania, Ain Ehel Taya, Ghlig Ehel Boye, Boghé, Magta-Lahjar, Ouad Naga, Lexelba, Mabrouk Ii, Dhar, Mauritania, Aere Mbar, Ouad Amour, Aghchorguitt, Dar El Barka, Keur-Macene, El Megve, Edbaye El Hejaj, Feireni, Sangrave, Benamane, Niabina, R' Kiz, Bouhdida, Jidr-El Mouhguen, Taguilalett, Mederdra, Boutalhaya, Nteichitt, Cheggar, Nebaghia, El Aria, Elb Address, Aouleiguatt, Ajoueir, Tiguent, Aioun, Tevragh-Zeina, Azgueilem Tiyab, El Mina, Mauritania, Toujouonine, Teyarett, Ksar, Mauritania, Riyad, Mauritania, Dar-Naim, Sebkha, Mauritania, Atar, Mauritania, Benichab, Arafat, Mauritania, Choum, Moudjeria, Tamchekett, Tintane, Guerou, Nouamghar, Maghama, Boumdeid, Kankossa, Lekhcheb, Sagne, Mauritania, Ould Yenge, Maaden, Inal, Monguel, Gouraye, Woumpou, Agoueinit, Nbeika, Blajmil, Bouanze, Bangou, Mauritania, Boubacar Ben Amer, Ganki, El Ghabra, Barkeol, Bouly, Djeol, Mbout, Touil, Noual, Hassi El Ahmed Bichna, Tmeimichatt, Tarenguet Ehel Moul, Ain Savra, Edebaye Ehl Guelay, Tenaha, Mauritania, Ntrguent, Diadibeny Gandega, Gogui, Mauritania, El Medah, Lehseira, Beileguet Litama, Sani, Mauritania, Sava, Mauritania, Daw, Mauritania, Melzem Teichett, Tensigh, Chelkhet Tiyad, Gasra El Barka, Hassi Abdallah, N' Savenni, Hassi Attilla, Boulenoir, Djiguenni, El Mouyessar, Oum Avnadech, Boeir Tores, Dodol Cover, Guateidoume, Ou, Lahyadh, Vrea Litama, Aweintat I, Beribavatt, Hassimhadi, Modibougou, Nouamleine, Ouldmbouni, Soudoud, Wahatt, Agharghar, Ain Varba, Doueirara, El Melgua, Hsey Tine, Kouroudel, Leghligue, Lehreijat, Leweynatt, Nere Walo, Tinghadej, Tokomadji, Voulaniya, Aghoratt, Baidiyam, El Khatt, El Verea, Tenhemad, Dielwar, Lahrach, Tektaka, Tikobra, Tawaz, Tufunde Cive, Egjer...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1273452 ... Read more

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Chapters: Richat Structure, Chinguetti Oil Field, List of Ecoregions in Mauritania, South Saharan Steppe and Woodlands, Chemama, Atlantic Coastal Desert, North Saharan Steppe and Woodlands, Sebkha de Ndrhamcha, Diamer, Mauritania. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 34. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Mauritania, a country in the western region of the continent of Africa, is generally flat, its 1,030,700 square kilometers forming vast, arid plains broken by occasional ridges and clifflike outcroppings. It borders the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara, Mali and Algeria. It is considered part of both the Sahel and the Maghreb. A series of scarps face southwest, longitudinally bisecting these plains in the center of the country. The scarps also separate a series of sandstone plateaus, the highest of which is the Adrar Plateau, reaching an elevation of 500 meters. Spring-fed oases lie at the foot of some of the scarps. Isolated peaks, often rich in minerals, rise above the plateaus; the smaller peaks are called guelbs and the larger ones kedias. The concentric Guelb er Richat is a prominent feature of the north-central region. Kediet ej Jill, near the city of Zouîrât, has an elevation of 1,000 meters and is the highest peak. Approximately three-fourths of Mauritania is desert or semidesert. As a result of extended, severe drought, the desert has been expanding since the mid-1960s. The plateaus gradually descend toward the northeast to the barren El Djouf, or "Empty Quarter," a vast region of large sand dunes that merges into the Sahara desert. To the west, between the ocean and the plateaus, are alternating areas of clayey plains (regs) and sand dunes (ergs), some of which shift from place to place, gradually moved by high winds. The dunes generally increase in size...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=56698 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Mauritania, a country in the western region of the continent of Africa, is generally flat, its 1,030,700 square kilometers forming vast, arid plains broken by occasional ridges and clifflike outcroppings. It borders the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara, Mali and Algeria. It is considered part of both the Sahel and the Maghreb. A series of scarps face southwest, longitudinally bisecting these plains in the center of the country. The scarps also separate a series of sandstone plateaus, the highest of which is the Adrar Plateau, reaching an elevation of 500 meters. Spring-fed oases lie at the foot of some of the scarps. Isolated peaks, often rich in minerals, rise above the plateaus; the smaller peaks are called guelbs and the larger ones kedias. The concentric Guelb er Richat is a prominent feature of the north-central region. Kediet ej Jill, near the city of Zouîrât, has an elevation of 1,000 meters and is the highest peak. ... Read more

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Chapters: Mauritania Geography Stubs, Military of Mauritania, Telecommunications in Mauritania, Koumbi Saleh, Mauritania-russia Relations, Zeine Ould Zeidane, Tichit, Timbedra, Néma, Mauritanians Held in Guantanamo, Mauritanian Senate Election, 2007, Rosso, Bareina, Sori Malé, Bagodine, Adel Bagrou, Fassala, Ould Birem, Aoueinat Zbel, Bougadoum, Bababé, Bassiknou, Ajar, Mauritania, Ndiago, Mauritania, Mbalal, Dionaba, Jreif, Mbagne, Tékane, Arr, Mauritania, Ain Ehel Taya, Ghlig Ehel Boye, Boghé, Magta-Lahjar, Lexelba, Ouad Naga, Mabrouk Ii, Dhar, Mauritania, Aere Mbar, Ouad Amour, Aghchorguitt, Dar El Barka, Keur-Macene, El Megve, Edbaye El Hejaj, Feireni, Sangrave, Benamane, Niabina, R' Kiz, Bouhdida, Jidr-El Mouhguen, Taguilalett, Boutalhaya, Mederdra, Nteichitt, Cheggar, Nebaghia, El Aria, Elb Address, Aouleiguatt, Ajoueir, Tiguent, Communes of Mauritania, Aioun, Tevragh-Zeina, Azgueilem Tiyab, El Mina, Mauritania, Mauritania Airways, Toujouonine, Teyarett, Ksar, Mauritania, People's Progressive Alliance, Riyad, Mauritania, Dar-Naim, Sebkha, Mauritania, Atar, Mauritania, Benichab, Arafat, Mauritania, Choum, Rally of Democratic Forces, Sghair Ould M'bareck, Moudjeria, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, Tamchekett, Tintane, Guerou, Nouamghar, Maghama, Boumdeid, Kankossa, Lekhcheb, Sagne, Mauritania, Ould Yenge, Maaden, Inal, Monguel, Gouraye, Agoueinit, Woumpou, Nbeika, Blajmil, Bouanze, Bangou, Mauritania, Boubacar Ben Amer, Ganki, El Ghabra, Barkeol, Bouly, Djeol, Mbout, Touil, Noual, Hassi El Ahmed Bichna, Tmeimichatt, Tarenguet Ehel Moul, Ain Savra, Edebaye Ehl Guelay, Tenaha, Mauritania, Ntrguent, Diadibeny Gandega, Gogui, Mauritania, El Medah, Lehseira, Beileguet Litama, Sani, Mauritania, Sava, Mauritania, Daw, Mauritania, Melzem Teichett, Tensigh, Chelkhet Tiyad, Gasra El Barka, Hassi Abdallah, N' Savenni, Hassi Attilla, Boulenoir, Djiguenni, El Mouyessar, Oum Avnadech, Boeir Tores, Dodol Cover, Guateidoume, Ou, Lahyadh, Vrea L...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1273452 ... Read more

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Mauritania. History of Mauritania, Politics of Mauritania, 2008 Mauritanian coup d'état, Departments of Mauritania, Geography of Mauritania, Economy of Mauritania, Islam in Mauritania ... Read more

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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Mauritania," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Mauritania in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Mauritania when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Mauritania, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1825 edition by Hahn, Leipzig. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Good, but not very good.
As another reviewer already said it is out of date. Now even more, as there was another coup and another non-democratic government since. Books about african countries after 6 years are of little use. However what shocks me more is calling Mauritania the Middle East. Maybe some obscure clasifications does clasify it like that, but the normal meaning of "Middle East" does not. So it looks like a mistake on the cover. Not the best advertisment.
But... this book is really one of the very few about Mauritania. If get the current situation from the Internet and are Interested in a more detailed history up to the early 2000s, this book will give it to you. With few alternatives and a low price, it's quite a good buy.

Be careful
This book is sorely out of date!
The chapter on Politics, Religion and the Economy begins by saying "The government may call itself a democracy....." which will throw off the uninformed reader. In 2007, Mauritania successfully transitioned to a fully operational democracy (so certified by the international community) headed by its president Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi.
Many very positive changes are occurring in the country - which are not reflected in this dated version.Though copywrite in 2004, it appears to have been written in 1974.If you are looking for current information on Mauritania - this is not the book you want.
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in North 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 named after the Roman province of Mauretania, even though the modern state covers a territory far to the southwest of the old province. The capital and largest city is Nouakchott, located on the Atlantic coast. The civilian government of Mauritania was overthrown on 6 August 2008, in a military coup d'état led by General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. On 16 April 2009, General Aziz resigned from the military to run for president in the 19 July elections, which he won. In Mauritania about 20% of the population live on less than US $1.25 per day. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rachid is a town in central Mauritania at the foot of the Tagant Plateau . It is located in the Tidjikja Department in the Tagant region . It is located 21.3 miles from the department capital of Tidjikja. Nearby towns and villages include Barka (38.7 nm) , Casbah des Ait Maouine (62.4 nm), Ksar el Khali (128.1 nm), and Ouadane (128.1 nm). 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. The plateau is also known for its desert crocodiles, but the population seems to have been last seen in 1996. The Tagant region is named for the plateau. ... Read more

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Customer Reviews (2)

Flat and Disppointing
Maybe there are two ways of writing about travel.First, you write about startling things or things that other people normally might not notice.Second,you present a somewhat ordinary world but you do so in high-flown prose that---because of the quality of the writing---carries the reader along no matter what.This journalistic travel book seems one that a publisher might have picked up ONLY because the writer is well known.It is neither well written nor particularly acute in what it sees and reports.Too often there is a grim habit of stereotype, and always there is a languid sense of a prose style that suggests little more than some jottings in a loose-leaf along the way.A Graham Greene brings heart, keen perception, and inspiration to his "Journey without Maps" into Africa, and may other writers encounter people who remain in your mind.Celati just putters along.

Adventures in Africa
After reading Adventures in Africa, we think that this book was not the best book ever.We thought that it was rather dull throughout almost the whole book.One reason that we might have thought that it was dull is because, the book is written like a journal.We haven't ever read a book written like a journal before, and I don't like that style of writing. That could have had an impact on us not liking the book, or just simply because we didn't like the way it was written. Also, the story line was not too interesting.Each journal that he would write each day would just tell about what he did that day.It is like reading a book about a person that sits at home all day.The main character was a tourist in Africa, and would meet new people and travel to different places.Most of the day's he would do the same thing.We found this book to be very repetitive, and we find that pretty boring about books.He would always tell about how he would go to this river and watch all the people bathe.He would do that everyday for a long period of time, and it just got old.After that he would go to a cliff and climb it everyday.Most days though, he would take a tour bus somewhere.While he was in Africa he made many friends, sometimes it was hard to keep them straight.His friend Jean, was his best friend, they went almost everywhere together.This book isn't the best book, and we wouldn't recommend it unless you like to read other peoples' journals.We just didn't find it interesting at all.It didn't grab my attention or make me actually want to read the book.The only reason why we read it was because we had to for a grade. ... Read more