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Site of medieval town in Mauritania
Aoudaghost also transliterated as Awadaghust, Awdughast, Awdaghusht, Awdaghost, and Awdhaghurst (Arabic: أودغست) is a former Berber town in Hodh El Gharbi
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Trade between sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa
Sijilmasa, situated in Morocco just north of the desert. The growth of Aoudaghost, founded in the 5th century BCE, was stimulated by its position at the
Trans-Saharan_trade
Continent
revolutionised the trans-Saharan trade that linked their capital and Aoudaghost with Tahert and Sijilmasa in North Africa. Soninke tradition holds that
Africa
Town in Hodh El Gharbi, Mauritania
Mauritania. Situated on the edge of a plain, the village is south-west of Aoudaghost. In 1974, the village was described as having a population of 641. The
Tamchakett
1040–1147 Berber dynasty in west Africa and Iberia
founding tribe was the Lamtuna. It occupied the region around Awdaghust (Aoudaghost) in the southern Sahara according to contemporary Arab chroniclers such
Almoravid_dynasty
Commune and town in Adrar Region, Mauritania
trans-Saharan route that ran between Tamdoult near Akka in Morocco to Aoudaghost on the southern edge of the Sahara. This route was used for the transport
Ouadane
Semidesert region in Senegal and Mauritania
the trans-Saharan trade, particularly after the Almoravid capture of Aoudaghost stifled competing commercial centers. A target for conquerors, however
Futa_Tooro
Records of Earth's people
century the Gao Empire ruled to its east. Almoravid capture of royal Aoudaghost led to Ghana's conversion to Islam in the 11th century, and climatic changes
Human_history
revolutionised the trans-Saharan trade that linked their capital and Aoudaghost with Tahert and Sijilmasa in North Africa. Soninke tradition holds that
History_of_Africa
Mande language formerly spoken in West Africa
salt-trading centres of Ouadane, Tinigi, Chinguetti, Tichit, Oualata, and Aoudaghost. The name is supposedly derived from the Berber term 'El Answar', their
Azer_dialect
Empire in West Africa from c. 200s to c. 1200s
the face of the earth," who also maintained relations with the king of Aoudaghost. In 990, presumably for commercial and economic reasons, the Ghana Empire
Ghana_Empire
Calendar year
is defeated at Dunsinane. The Almoravids retake the trading center of Aoudaghost from the Ghana Empire. Repeated Almoravid incursions, aimed at seizing
1054
Human settlement that has become uninhabited and largely forgotten by history
covered by sand in the 7th century. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Aoudaghost, Mauritania – wealthy Berber city in medieval Ghana. Adulis, Eritrea –
Lost_city
The Almoravid empire at its height stretched from the city of Aoudaghost to the Zaragoza in Al-Andalus
History_of_Morocco
Place in Hodh El Gharbi, Mauritania
Mauny. Despite being remarkably close to the nearby medieval ruins of Aoudaghost, Togba does not appear to be related. According to Mauritanian oral history
Togba
Kingdoms and empires centered in the Sahel
Mauritania. Ghana grew wealthy through the trans-Saharan trade routes linking Aoudaghost with Tahert and Sijilmasa in north Africa following the introduction of
Sahelian_kingdoms
Method of payment
Hawqal, living in the 10th century, records the use of a cheque written in Aoudaghost which was worth 42,000 dinars. In the 13th century the bill of exchange
Cheque
in Nigeria) (Ika people) Aboh Oguta Eri Kingdom (Eri (king)) Abiriba Aoudaghost Kingdom (?–12th century/17th century CE) Maranda Kingdom (10th century
List of kingdoms and empires in African history
List_of_kingdoms_and_empires_in_African_history
Nomadic Berber tribe
name Lemlamitanus. In the 7th century the Lamtuna founded the city of Aoudaghost, which was also their capital. The city of Atar was also considered to
Lamtuna
Calendar year
Hermengarde of Bar-sur-Seine The Ghana Empire takes the Berber town of Aoudaghost (modern Mauritania) as the West African nation makes further gains. Construction
990
1055 Battles of the Almoravids Capture of Aoudaghost Almoravids capture West African town of Aoudaghost. 1056 Battle of Tabfarilla 21 March – 19 April
List_of_battles_301–1300
the Godala, they set up the Sanhadja Confederation. From their capital, Aoudaghost, the Lemtuna controlled this loose confederation and the western routes
Precolonial_Mauritania
Kingdom in Mali, 1054 to 1860
a region west of the town of Diarra that paid tribute to the kingdom. Aoudaghost, a royal seat of the Ghana Empire (Wagadou), was captured by the Almoravid
Kingdom_of_Diarra
Messufa Berbers of the region to Islam. The capture of Sijilmasa and Aoudaghost, important cities in the Trans-Saharan trade, allowed them to dominate
Religion_in_Mauritania
after conquering Aoudaghost. The Ghana Empire grew wealthy by taxing the trans-Saharan trade that linked Tiaret and Sijilmasa to Aoudaghost. Ghana controlled
History_of_West_Africa
Commune and town in Hodh Ech Chargui, Mauritania
through trade. At the beginning of the thirteenth century Oualata replaced Aoudaghost as the principal southern terminus of the trans-Saharan trade and developed
Oualata
Calendar year
king of Sweden. Macbeth, King of Scotland, makes a pilgrimage to Rome. Aoudaghost, an important Berber trading center and rival of Koumbi Saleh, is captured
1050
The old cities of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Oualata, Tichitt, Ksar el Barka, Aoudaghost and Koumbi Saleh are all vestiges of a rich past during the apogee of
Tourism_in_Mauritania
Franco-Portuguese geographer (born 1925)
Mauretania and contributed to archaeological research of the ruins of Aoudaghost, together with Jean Devisse [pt] and Denise Robert, as well as other
Suzanne_Daveau
National museum in Nouakchott, Mauritania
carried out in several historic Mauritanian cities such as Koumbi Saleh, Aoudaghost, Tichit, Ouadane and Azougui. The ethnographic collections contain objects
National_Museum_of_Mauritania
Mulathameen) or Bilad al-Sanhaja (the land of the Sanhaja) stretched from Aoudaghost in the west to Timbuktu in the east, extending south to Koumbi Saleh.
Mauritanian_nationality_law
Decade
Hermengarde of Bar-sur-Seine The Ghana Empire takes the Berber town of Aoudaghost (modern Mauritania) as the West African nation makes further gains. Construction
990s
Decade
king of Sweden. Macbeth, King of Scotland, makes a pilgrimage to Rome. Aoudaghost, an important Berber trading center and rival of Koumbi Saleh, is captured
1050s
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