For centuries, poets, scholars and theologians have flocked to Chinguetti, a trans-Saharan trading post with ancient libraries holding thousands of manuscripts. But shifting sands have buried the city’s core and now threaten its edges. Residents say the desert is their destiny.
A desert threatens to swallow Mauritania’s homes and history
For centuries, poets, scholars and theologians have flocked to Chinguetti, a trans-Saharan trading post with ancient libraries holding thousands of manuscripts. But shifting sands have buried the city’s core and now threaten its edges. Residents say the desert is their destiny.