Oualata
The culturally most important city in Mauritania's south has had many names in the course of its long and eventful history. Walāta, Guelata, Iwalatan, Oualet and also Bīru. Along with Chinguetti, Ouadane and Tichitt, Oualata has held UNESCO World Heritage Site status since 1996. Long before the city was founded, the Dār Oualata, as part of the Tichitt culture, was