Akreijit

Akreijit
Akreijit is located in Mauritania
Akreijit
Akreijit
Location in Mauritania
Coordinates: 18°24′0″N 9°15′0″W / 18.40000°N 9.25000°W / 18.40000; -9.25000
Country Mauritania
RegionTagant

Akreijit is a town situated in central Mauritania. The town was founded in the mid-19th century by a group of herders in the Tichit region.[1]

Numerous archeological expeditions have occurred within the vicinity of the town.[2]



References

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  1. ^ McDougall, Elizabeth Ann (1992). Constructing Mauritania: Economy and Ecology on a Colonial Frontier : a Case Study of Tishit (1905-1945). The Association. p. 10.
  2. ^ The West African Archaeological Newsletter. University of Ibadan, Institute of African Studies. 1968. pp. 8–10.