How this ancient African city is being buried under Sahara sand - The ancient city of Chinguetti is succumbing to a sea of ...

CHINGUETTI, Mauritania (AP) — For centuries ... Shifting sands have long covered the ancient city's 8th-century core and are encroaching on neighborhoods at its current edge. Residents say the desert ...

Shifting sands have long covered the ancient city's 8th-century core and ... Chinguetti is one of four UNESCO World Heritage sites in Mauritania, a West African nation where only 0.5 per cent ...

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CHINGUETTI, Mauritania (AP ... Shifting sands have long covered the ancient city’s 8th-century core and are encroaching on neighborhoods at its current edge. Residents say the desert ...