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Mauritania - Chinguetti - A librarian in an ancient library, reads an ancient book in Chinguetti
A librarian in an ancient library, reads an ancient book in Chinguetti. One of Islam's holiest cities (today it is regarded as the seventh holiest city) it has been dated at a around seven hundred, (700) years old and is famed for it's Koranic libraries and distinctive mosque, Mauritania. From the story "The Wind and the City".
Author: ©Stuart Freedman
©Stuart Freedman
Photo size: 17.5 Mpixels (50 MB uncompressed) - 3434x5091 pixels (11.4x17 in / 29.1x43.1 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Africa, arab, book, Chinguetti, dust, Islam, Koran, Koranic, librarian, literacy, Mauritania, Muslim, read, Sahara
Published in: Mauritania - The Wind and the City