Chegga

Chegga
Chegga
	Chegga Location in Mauritania
	Coordinates: 25°22′23.89″N 5°47′14.12″W
Country	Mauritania
Region	Tiris Zemmour
Elevation	400 m (1,200 ft)

Chegga is a small settlement in the very northeastern part of Mauritania, close to the borders with Algeria and Mali. It consists of a military fort. It has been a caravan stop for centuries. There are neolithic rock carvings in the oued 500 meters away from the fort.[1][2]

References

"de Vries". Retrieved 2 December 2018. Hein and Wil de Vries' travel report
Puigaudeau, Odette du; Sénones, Marion (1939). "Gravures rupestres du Hank (Sahara Marocain)". Bulletin de la Société Préhistorique de France (in French). 36 (11). JSTOR 27912955.

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[1] "de Vries". Retrieved 2 December 2018. Hein and Wil de Vries' travel report

[2] Puigaudeau, Odette du; Sénones, Marion (1939). "Gravures rupestres du Hank (Sahara Marocain)". Bulletin de la Société Préhistorique de France (in French). 36 (11). JSTOR 27912955.