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Ouadane is a pretty ancient town of Mauritania. Along with the other three cities of Chinguetti, Tichit and Oualata, Ouadane was one of the relay stations on the caravan routes covering long distances. This route used to cover a portion of the trade route between the sub Saharan Africa and the North African places. Ouadane was also one of the profoundly religious Islamic scholarship centers. The chief reason for the decline of this beautiful ancient city of Ouadane is the shifting of the trading posts towards the coastal areas.
Ouadane of Mauritania is better known as the city of two oueds and has its foundation dates in the 1140s. Ouadane at Mauritania was a rapidly developing caravan city in the Trans-Saharan trading sector. At that juncture, Ouadane was the most important as well as the well developed among the Mauritanian cities. The city was basically famous for its richly cultivated palm plantation.
The city was visited by the Portuguese in the 17th century which led to the establishment of the trading center. Ouadane in Mauritania is mostly famous among the tourists because of its seven majestic mosques and an extraordinary collection of the larger-than-life libraries. The picturesque landscapes and the tiny restaurants are a treat to the visitors of Ouadane.
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