Ksar el Barka

Ksar el Barka (Arabic: كصر البركة) are ruins in Mauritania.[1] It was established in 1690 by the Kounta, who were from Ouadane.[2]

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

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.


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