"Akjoujt" Akjoujt by johnsakura

Akjoujt is just a passage city between NKT and the city of Atar, 80km from Chinguetti.
Akjoujt was constructed in 1949, and its now more like a ghost town ever since the copper-mining centre closed in the end of the 80's. It seems the technical spending on the mining was just too much for the amount of copper actually digged.

Somehow in 1992 gold was found and a few bunch of australians could actually take a few dozens kilos of it per month until they went away.

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Akjoujt is a great place to stop and rest for a while after 256km separating this city and the capital Nouakchott.
along on the side of the road you'll find a couple of restaurants and resting areas where you can ask for a mint tea and chat with locals.
Akjoujt can also be the place to get some water along the way before getting to Atar.

On the picture you can see the tent that belongs to the restaurant on the road. This seems to be the favorite place for the local policemen to rest during their resting break.