Ksar el Barka

Ksar el Barka
Commune and town

Ksar-el-Barka in 1908
Ksar el Barka

Location in Mauritania

Coordinates: 18°24′0″N 12°13′0″W / 18.40000°N 12.21667°W / 18.40000; -12.21667Coordinates: 18°24′0″N 12°13′0″W / 18.40000°N 12.21667°W / 18.40000; -12.21667
Country Mauritania
Region Tagant

Ksar el Barka (Arabic: كصر البركة) are ruins of a town in central Mauritania. The town was founded in 1690 by the Kounta tribe.

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