Oualata
Oualata or Walata (Arabic: ولاتة) (also Biru in 17th century chronicles) is a small oasis town in southeast Mauritania, located at the eastern end of the Aoukar basin. Oualata was important as a caravan city in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries as the southern terminus of a trans-Saharan trade route and now it is a World Heritage Site.
Oualata
Arabic: ولاتة | |
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Commune and town | |
View of the town looking in a southeasterly direction | |
Oualata Location in Mauritania | |
| Coordinates: 17.3°N 7.025°W | |
| Country | Mauritania |
| Region | Hodh Ech Chargui |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Total | 13,086 |
| Official name | Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iii, iv, v |
| Designated | 1996 (20th session) |
| Reference no. | 750 |
| Region | Arab States |
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