Rachid, Mauritania
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Rachid () is a town in central
Mauritania Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a sovereign country in Maghreb, Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to Mauritania–Western Sahara border, the north and northwest, ...
at the foot of the
Tagant Plateau The Tagant Plateau is located in eastern Mauritania, forming a stony part of the Sahara Desert. The Tagant Region, a national administrative division, is named after the plateau. Geography Some towns are located at the foot of the Tagant Plateau ...
. It is located in the Tidjikja Department in the Tagant region. It is located from the department capital of
Tidjikja Tidjikja () is the capital of the Tagant region of central Mauritania, lying on the Tagant plateau. Founded in 1680, it has a population of around 11,000 people. The town is known for its palm trees and its vernacular architecture. The town ...
. Nearby towns and villages include Barka (), Casbah des Ait Maouine (), Ksar el Khali (), and
Ouadane Ouadane or Wādān () is a small town in the desert region of central Mauritania, situated on the southern edge of the Adrar Plateau, northeast of Chinguetti. The town was a staging post in the trans-Saharan trade and for caravans transporti ...
(). Rachid was founded by Kunta people coming from the
Adrar Plateau The Adrar (, Berber languages, Berber for "mountain") is a highland natural region, natural and historical region of the Sahara, Sahara Desert in northern Mauritania. The Adrar Region, an administrative division of Mauritania, is named after th ...
in either 1722/3 or 1765, in response to desertification. Two
Fula Fula may refer to: *Fula people (or Fulani, Fulɓe) *Fula language (or Pulaar, Fulfulde, Fulani) **The Fula variety known as the Pulaar language **The Fula variety known as the Pular language **The Fula variety known as Maasina Fulfulde *Fula alpha ...
communities had previously occupied the site but had been driven out by raiders.


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Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Mauritania Tagant region {{Mauritania-geo-stub