Chegga is an abandoned fort in the very northeastern part of

Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...

, close to the borders with Algeria and Mali. It consists of a mosque and a military fort. It has been a caravan stop for centuries. There are neolithic rock carvings in the

oued Wadi ( ar, وَادِي, wādī), alternatively ''wād'' ( ar, وَاد), North African Arabic Oued, is the Arabic term traditionally referring to a valley. In some instances, it may refer to a wet (ephemeral) riverbed that contains water onl ...

500 metres away from the fort.

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Populated places in Mauritania Algeria–Mauritania border crossings {{Mauritania-geo-stub