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Mauritania - Sahara Desert - Sand dunes, surrounding Chinguetti
Sand dunes, surrounding Chinguetti, once 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) - 5148x3394 pixels (17.1x11.3 in / 43.6x28.7 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Africa, arab, Background, Chinguetti, desert, dry, dust, heat, hot, islam, Mauritania, Mauritanian, Mauritiania, muslim, Sahara, sand, Texture, travel
Published in: Mauritania - The Wind and the City
