Tidjikja
Tidjikja is the capital of the Tagant region of central Mauritania, lying on the Tagant plateau. Founded in 1680, it has a population of around 11,000 people. The town is known for its palm trees and its vernacular architecture.
Tidjikja
- Name
- Tidjikja
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Tidjikja. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
In this article
Overview
Overview
The town is also home to an airport. It is the birthplace of former President of Mauritania Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly. The city annually welcomes hundreds of tourists from all over Mauritania for the Date Festival. It is marked by its stands, concerts and recreational evenings. Several tents are set up in the large Bathaa of Tidjidkja, each of which is reserved for a theme linked to oasis life (agricultural popularization, traditional medicine of Ehel Maghary, exhibition of dates..). The city is famous for its delicious dates. An NGO called 'Association for the Safeguarding of the Ghadima' (ASG) was approved by the Ministry of the Interior by decree n ° 230 MID of August 30, 2017, since it has been working on the restoration of the heritage and the conservation of the old Ksar. Nearby towns and villages include Moudjeria (65.8 nm), Ksar el Barka (46.4 nm), Rachid (21.3 nm), Ksar el Khali (143.4 nm), Ouadane (143.4 nm), Boumdeid (67.1 nm) and Serotandi (46.0 nm). • Illustration — The market during the date festival
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Tidjikja • Native Name — تجكجة • Settlement Type — Commune and town • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name — Mauritania • Subdivision Name1 — Tagant • Established Date — 1602 • Population As Of — 2015 estimate • Population Total — 15532 • Timezone — 0 GMT • Elevation M — 321
Climate
Climate
Tidjikja has a hot desert climate (BWh) according to the Köppen climate classification.
Text attribution
Licensing
Text attribution
Part of the biographical narrative on this page reuses licensed material. Its origin, revision and licence are recorded here.
The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Tidjikja, revision 1373380557 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
Makers, houses and production
Knowledge graph
Makers, houses and production
The people, houses and objects recorded in connection with this place.
Born at
1- Dimi Mint AbbaAuthor
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 26 September 2026.
Elsewhere in General
22,760 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Tibet Autonomous RegionPlace
- TicehurstPlace
- TicengoPlace
- Tidewater Community CollegeOrganisation
- TielingPlace
- TieltPlace
- Tiffin SchoolOrganisation
- Tigard High SchoolOrganisation
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own an object connected with Tidjikja?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.