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  1. en.wikipedia.org

    The Umayyads were the first Arab Muslims to enter Mauritania. During the Islamic conquests, they made incursions into Mauritania and were present in the region by the end of the 7th century. [7] Many Berber tribes in Mauritania fled the arrival of the Arabs to the Gao region in Mali. [8] By the 11th century, Islamization had reached the region around the Senegal River.
  2. britannica.com

    Dec 27, 2024Mauritania - Colonialism, Independence, Slavery: This discussion focuses on the history of Mauritania since European contact. For a more complete treatment of the country in its regional context, see western Africa, history of. Mauritania's contributions to the prehistory of western Africa are still being researched, but the discovery of numerous Lower Paleolithic (Acheulean) and Neolithic ...
  3. britannica.com

    7 days agoMauritania, country on the Atlantic coast of Africa.Mauritania forms a geographic and cultural bridge between the North African Maghrib (a region that also includes Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia) and the westernmost portion of sub-Saharan Africa.Culturally, it forms a transitional zone between the Arab-Amazigh (Berber) populations of North Africa and the African peoples in the region to the ...
  4. worldofhistorycheatsheet.com

    Jul 18, 2024Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is in northwest Africa with 90% of its territory in the Sahara. The name Mauritania derives from the ancient Berber Mauri tribes and their kingdom, Mauretania. Its history is marked by a blend of ancient civilizations, Islamic influence, colonial rule, and post-independence struggles.
  5. en.wikipedia.org

    Category: History of Mauritania by topic. 6 languages. ... Political history of Mauritania (10 C, 17 P) S. Social history of Mauritania (2 C, 5 P) This page was last edited on 10 October 2016, at 17:32 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
  6. afrodiscovery.com

    Mar 15, 2024Mauritania's rich history, dating back to ancient kingdoms like the Ghana Empire and the Almoravid dynasty, has shaped it into the modern nation that it is today. From its strategic location as a crossroads between sub-Saharan Africa and the Arab world to its struggles with colonization and subsequent independence, Mauritania has a story ...
  7. oxfordbibliographies.com

    General Overviews. Overviews of Mauritania in English are rare, but there are a variety of good French sources. CRESM-CEAN 1979 and Devey 2005 both provide overviews of Mauritania's history and other important aspects of life, including Islam, political organization, and the population. Austen 2010 provides a comprehensive introduction to the Sahara region, with a focus on the trans-Saharan ...
  8. nationsencyclopedia.com

    Mauritania was established as a colony in 1920, but its capital was located at Saint-Louis in Senegal. Mauritania thus became one of the eight territories that constituted the French West Africa federation. In 1946, a Mauritanian Territorial Assembly was established, with some control over internal affairs.
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  1. History of Mauritania

    The original inhabitants of Mauritania were the Bafour, presumably a Mande ethnic group, connected to the contemporary Arabized minor social group of Imraguen on the Atlantic coast. The territory of Mauritania was on the fringe of geographical knowledge of Libya in classical antiquity. Berber immigration took place from about the 3rd century. Mauritania takes its name from the ancient Berber kingdom and later Roman province of Mauretania, and thus ultimately from the Mauri people, even though the respective territories do not overlap, historical Mauritania being considerably further north than modern Mauritania. The Umayyads were the first Arab Muslims to enter Mauritania. During the Islamic conquests, they made incursions into Mauritania and were present in the region by the end of the 7th century. Many Berber tribes in Mauritania fled the arrival of the Arabs to the Gao region in Mali. The European colonial powers of the 19th century had little interest in Mauritania. Wikipedia

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