Pulaar is a Senegambian language spoken primarily in Mauritania, Senegal and the Gambia. It is one of the national languages of Mauritania, Senegal and the Gambia and is spoken by more than 6 million
An 1853 painting of a Tukulor man and woman (by David Boilat).
Mauritania, officially and also known as the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in the Maghreb region of West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to the
Pulaar language
…Pulaar (in Latin: pulaar, in Ajami: ݒُلَارْ) is a Senegambian language spoken primarily in Mauritania, Senegal and the Gambia. It is one of the national languages of Mauritania, Senegal and the Gambia and is spoken by more than 6 million people worldwide…
Rock art in the Sahara Desert
The Portuguese Empire ruled Arguin (Portuguese: Arguim) from 1445, after Prince Henry the Navigator set up a feitoria, until 1633.
After the Portuguese, the Dutch, and then the French, took control of Arguin until abandoning it in 1685.
Nouakchott is the capital and largest city of Mauritania. It is one of the largest cities in the Sahara.