Nouakchott - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Nouakchott - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Ould Mohamed Baba, Elemine

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1063277
Doc. NO	:	ALei3674
Main Entry	:	Ould Mohamed Baba, Elemine
Title & Author	:	Nouakchott - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Ould Mohamed Baba, Elemine
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(796 words)
Abstract	:	Nouakchott (Ar., Nwākshūṭ), capital of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is located on the Atlantic front of the Sahara, at N 18°06′ and W 15°57′, on a plain of alternating dunes and salt depressions. The name reportedly comes from Berber akshuẓan , a type of shell typical of the city’s subsoil. A colonial fort was built in 1902 on the site of this water source with shells (in-w-akshuẓan) located on the transhumance route of the coastal tribes, but it was its role as a way station
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei3674.pdf