Aoudaghost
Aoudaghost, also transliterated as Awadaghust, Awdughast, Awdaghusht, Awdaghost, and Awdhaghurst (Arabic: أودغست) is a former Berber town in Hodh El Gharbi, Mauritania. It was an important oasis town at the southern end of a trans-Saharan caravan route that is mentioned in a number of early Arabic manuscripts. The archaeological ruins at Tegdaoust in southern Mauritania are thought to be the remains of the medieval town.
Aoudaghost
Arabic: أودغست | |
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Site of medieval town | |
Aoudaghost Location in Mauritania | |
| Coordinates: 17°25′N 10°25′W | |
| Country | Mauritania |
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