Rachid, Mauritania
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Rachid is a town
in central Mauritania
at the foot of the Tagant Plateau
. It is located in the Tidjikja Department in the Tagant
region . It is located 21.3 miles from the department capital of Tidjikja.
Nearby towns and villages include Barka (38.7 nm) , Casbah des Ait Maouine
(62.4 nm), Ksar el Khali
(128.1 nm), and Ouadane
(128.1 nm).
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in central Mauritania
Mauritania
Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...
at the foot of the Tagant Plateau
Tagant Plateau
The Tagant Plateau lies in eastern Mauritania, forming a stony part of the Sahara Desert. Some towns such as Tichit, Moudjéria and Rachid, lie at the foot of its slopes – cliffs in some places – while Tidjikdja lies on the Tagant itself...
. It is located in the Tidjikja Department in the Tagant
Tagant
Tagant is a region in south-central Mauritania named for the Tagant Plateau. Its capital is Tidjikdja. Other major cities/towns include Tichit and Rachid, Nbeika...
region . It is located 21.3 miles from the department capital of Tidjikja.
Nearby towns and villages include Barka (38.7 nm) , Casbah des Ait Maouine
Casbah des Ait Maouine
Casbah des Ait Maouine is a town in central-western Mauritania. It is located in the Chinguetti Department in the Adrar Region.Nearby towns and villages include Tentane , Chinguetti , Ksar el Khali , Ouadane , Ksar el Barka and Rachid .-External links:*...
(62.4 nm), Ksar el Khali
Ksar el Khali
Ksar el Khali is a town in central-northern Mauritania. It is located in the Chinguetti Department in the Adrar Region region .Nearby towns and villages include Jraif , Chinguetti , and Casbah des Ait Maouine .-External links:*...
(128.1 nm), and Ouadane
Ouadane
Ouadane or Wadan is a small town in the desert region of central Mauritania, situated on the southern edge of the Adrar Plateau, 93 km northeast of Chinguetti. The town was a staging post in the trans-Saharan trade and for caravans transporting slabs of salt from the mines at Idjil. A...
(128.1 nm).