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A man walks through the dunes
A man walks through the dunes that surround Chinguetti in a sandstorm. 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: 17.7 Mpixels (50.5 MB uncompressed) - 5199x3396 pixels (17.3x11.3 in / 44x28.8 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Africa, arab, Background, blow, Chinguetti, desert, dry, dust, Gebli, Harmattan, heat, hot, islam, Mauritania, Mauritanian, Mauritiania, muslim, Sahara, sand, sandstorm, shelter, Texture, travel, wind
Published in: Mauritania - The Wind and the City