Overview Kaédi







the city sits within chemama riverine zone along north bank of river senegal connects gorgol river. region 1 of few areas of settled agriculture in country. culturally, city among diverse in mauritania, consisting of ethnic white moors (arabic: البيضان) , black moors (arabic: السودان), pulaar, , soninke communities.


it known market town, medical centre, , centre local farmers. market reflects sub-saharan culture of neighboring senegal more moorish-arabic culture found further north in country.


most of architecture consists of brown, flat-roofed buildings, undistinguished except surrounded dutch brick enclosures. 1 exception unusual architecture of kaédi regional hospital, constructed in 1989 , features multiple beehive-style domes. award-winning architecture designed association development of traditional african urbanism , architecture (adaua), aims develop indigenous african urban architectural designs using local materials , technologies.


kaédi, many cities along senegal river, affected ethnic strife in 1989, , has yet recover economically.







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