Traditional craftwork is central to Mauritania's cultural heritage. But in recent years, the local market has been flooded with imported products, making it harder for craftsmen to make ends meet.Duration: 01:46
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Traditional craftwork is central to Mauritania's cultural heritage. But in recent years, the local market has been flooded with imported products, making it harder for craftsmen to make ends meet. With government assistance, artisans are attempting to find new markets for their wears and preserve their ancestral know-how. A natural sound version of an AFPTV report.
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a film by Hisham Mayet Sublime Frequencies Presents PALACE OF THE WINDS (45 minutes/color) An entrancing look at the culture and music of the Saharawis from the Western Sahara and Mauritania. This film explores the rich heritage of a culture that is cloaked in mystery and mired in struggle. Journey from the northern fringes of the Western Sahara to the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott. Explore the intoxicating tapestry of sight and sound that this obscure region has to offer from some of its most legendary musicians.
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Chinguetti la bibliothèque du désert Chinguetti (Arabic: شنقيط) is a ksour or ancient trading centre in northern Mauritania, lying on the Adrar Plateau east of Atar. Founded in the 13th century, as the center of several trans-Saharan trade routes, this small threatened city continues to attract visitors who admire its spare architecture, exotic scenery and its ancient libraries. The indigenous Saharan architecture of older sectors of the city feature reddish dry stone and mud-brick houses,featuring flat roofs timbered from palms. Many of the older houses feature hand-hewn doors cut from massive ancient acacia tress that have long disappeared from the surroundings. Many homes include courtyards or patios that crowd along narrow streets leading to the central mosque. Notable buildings in the town include The Friday Mosque of Chinguetti,an ancient structure of dry stone featuring a square minaret capped with five ostrich egg finials; the former French Foreign Legion fortress; and a tall watertower. The old quarter of the Chinguetti is home to five important manuscript libraries of scientific and Qur'anic texts, with many dating from the later Middle Ages. The Chinguetti region has been occupied for thousands of years and once was a broad savannah. Cave paintings in the nearby Amoghar Pass feature pictures of giraffes, cows and people in a green landscape quite different from the starkly beautiful sand dunes of the desert landscape found in the region today. The city was ...
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The Banc d'Arguin National Park, a World Heritage marine site in Mauritania, is one of the largest protected areas in West Africa, supported under the "Tides of Time" Partnership between Jaeger-LeCoultre, The International Herald Tribune and UNESCO World Heritage Center. Fringing the Atlantic coast, the park comprises sand-dunes, coastal swamps, small islands and shallow coastal waters. The contrast between the harsh desert environment and the biodiversity of the marine zone has resulted in a land- and seascape of outstanding natural significance. A wide variety of migrating birds spend the winter there. Several species of sea turtle and dolphin, used by the fishermen to attract shoals of fish, can also be found.
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Mauritania has become one of Africa's latest oil producers thanks to the discovery of the Chinguetti oil field, 50 miles off the coast of Nouakchott. This new resource shakes up a country with a weak civil society, unstable democratic institutions, a lack of skilled personnel and rampant corruption. But worse than the usual curse it brings in terms of political instabilities and numerous coups, this time oil could also be a terrible economic predator. Oil production has started with an installation that poses a threat to the environment and could endanger the future of thousands of African and European fishermen from Senegal to Spain, Japan and even Russia. Australian oil producer Woodside has converted an old super-tanker, the Berge-Hélène in Singapore into an FPSO platform. The single-hull Berge Hélène not only doesn't respect the international standard of double-hull FPSOs, but it already suffers from microfissures due to its old age. Any accident or collision resulting in an oil spill could endanger the entire coast including the Banc d'Arguin national park, a world heritage site and unique marine reserve the size of the Nile Delta, crucial for fish spawning and bird migrations, worth hundreds of millions of Euros in future fish stocks. Toda y, Mauritania is faced with a difficult dilemma in terms of sustainable development. Should it regulate its oil production more strictly, with the help of international scientists and environmental agencies, or face the risk of a ...
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UNESCO: List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding - 2011 URL: www.unesco.org Description: The T'heydinn epic encompasses dozens of poems in the Hassaniya language lauding the glorious feats of Moorish emirs and sultans and preserving the collective memory of society. Sung by griots and accompanied by traditional stringed instruments such as the lute, harp and kettledrum, the poems are passed down from father to son, with young griots first learning the instrumental skills before being initiated into the poetic tradition. Performances are occasions for regional tribal and family reunions, strengthening social ties and promoting social peace and mutual assistance. Country(ies): Mauritania © 2010 by DPC-Ministère mauritanien de la culture Duration: 00:10:33 - Support: - (0052400006)
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Filmed from the boat on the sea on 5 May, 2009, You can see the cormorants, flamengos and pelicans. The Banc d'Arguin National Park (French: Parc National du Banc d'Arguin) lies on the west coast of Mauritania between Nouakchott and Nouadhibou. The World Heritage Site is a major breeding site for migratory birds. A wide range of species include flamingos, broad-billed sandpipers, pelicans and terns. Much of the breeding is on sand banks including the islands of Tidra, Niroumi, Nair, Kijji and Arguim. The surrounding waters are some of the richest fishing waters in western Africa and serve as nesting grounds for the entire western region. The Banc d'Arguin National Park is a Nature reserve that was established to protect both the natural resources and the valuable fisheries, which makes a significant contribution to the national economy (Hoffmann, 1988), as well as scientifically and aesthetically valuable geological sites, in the interests of and for the recreation of the general public. The park's vast expanses of mudflats provide a home for over two million migrant shorebirds from northern Europe, Siberia and Greenland. The region's mild climate and absence of human disturbance makes the park one of the most important sites in the world for these species. The nesting bird population is also noted for its great numbers and diversity. Between 25000 and 40000 pairs belonging to 15 species, making the largest colonies of water birds in West Africa (IUCN Technical Evaluation ...
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Filmed from the boat on the sea on 5 May, 2009, You can see the cormorants, flamengos and pelicans. The Banc d'Arguin National Park (French: Parc National du Banc d'Arguin) lies on the west coast of Mauritania between Nouakchott and Nouadhibou. The World Heritage Site is a major breeding site for migratory birds. A wide range of species include flamingos, broad-billed sandpipers, pelicans and terns. Much of the breeding is on sand banks including the islands of Tidra, Niroumi, Nair, Kijji and Arguim. The surrounding waters are some of the richest fishing waters in western Africa and serve as nesting grounds for the entire western region. The Banc d'Arguin National Park is a Nature reserve that was established to protect both the natural resources and the valuable fisheries, which makes a significant contribution to the national economy (Hoffmann, 1988), as well as scientifically and aesthetically valuable geological sites, in the interests of and for the recreation of the general public. The park's vast expanses of mudflats provide a home for over two million migrant shorebirds from northern Europe, Siberia and Greenland. The region's mild climate and absence of human disturbance makes the park one of the most important sites in the world for these species. The nesting bird population is also noted for its great numbers and diversity. Between 25000 and 40000 pairs belonging to 15 species, making the largest colonies of water birds in West Africa (IUCN Technical Evaluation ...
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Banc d'Arguin National Park was established in 1976, it was designated a Ramsar Site in 1982 and a World Heritage Site in 1989. It protects 40% of the Mauritanian coastline. Partly as result of a permanent upwelling the area is in global terms extremely important for marine resources and for different species of Palearctic migratory shorebirds.
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According to CNN's twitter, Mauritania was the last country in the world to abolish slavery in 2007. However, if you think about it, isn't having a currency system a way of enforcing slavery. You know, subjecting those to work for less than what they could potentially have, like health insurance. Is it just me, or are we repeating the 3/5ths law, but with currency?
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Sidi speaks to Ecofund about two bird observatories he wants to install in the The National Park of Banc d'Arguin in Mauritania, a major reproductive site for birds in Africa and...his home! On www.ecofund.org, Help Sidy contribute to protecting a natural world heritage site of over 2 million migratory birds in Mauritania.
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World Natural Heritage(世界自然遺産), Mauritanie(モーリタニア), 1989
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Second trip to Azougui. This time in a bush-cab, or a "taxi brousse" as it is called here due to the French neo-colonial domination. The small village Azougui is worth. Besides the village itself and its palm-tree gardens, there are the ruins of the ancient city of Azougui which up on its time was the old capital of the Almoravids. Today it is on UNESCO:s list of World Heritage. It was from this small village that the Almoravids set off to conqueror north west Africa and later on the south of Spain - al-Andaluz. The village was also the main town in this region until the French came and decided to set up Atar instead as main post. Up on the plateau Atar was considered easier to defend against the Mauritanians who did not quite like the idea of being colonized. See what you can learn on a short taxi trip in the Sahara... Shot with a Fujifilm Finepix F11.
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Going down to the village of Azougui from Atar (about 5 km away) on the back of a pick-up. The trip started on a motorbike but it broke down on the way and me + Ali (who originally hitched with me) got a ride with this car. Hitch-hiking in this country is fairly easy and most people do it for free, as did this friendly family. The small village Azougui by the way is worth the visit. Besides the village itself there are the ruins of the ancient Azougui which was the old capital of the Almoravids. Today it is on UNESCO's list of World Heritage. It was from this small village that the Almoravids set off to conqueror north west Africa and later on the south of Spain - al Andaluz. Shot with a Fujifilm Finepix F11.
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Martin, a program officer from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, reveals some of the cultural preservation projects around the world that will receive funding from the US Department of State's US Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation in 2010. Since its creation by the US Congress, the Ambassadors Fund has provided direct grants in support of more than 640 projects to preserve cultural heritage in more than 100 countries. This accomplishment, now 10 years in the making, represents a contribution of nearly $26 million towards the preservation of cultural heritage worldwide. More importantly, it shows the depth of our nation's respect for the cultural heritage of other countries. More at exchanges.state.gov
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Conservative talk radio and the blogosphere has been alive recently with talk about President Obama along with madam Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (Bill's wife), have been funneling tax payer money to build and /or restore Muslim mosque in foreign countries. Rather curious as to why the liberals in the USA have not been screaming "separation of church and state." Perhaps because the money was not being spent on Christian churches, the liberals were silent. WRONG! Checking further came across US State Department PDF file listing the money spent in a special program. Upon examining this file, not only were foreign mosque receiving US tax money (or Chinese money routed via the USA), but also on the list were Christian sites and one Buddhist site. Money went to Muslim sites in Mauritania, Nigeria, China, and Pakistan. Christian sites, Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Bolivia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Peru, and Turkey. Plus one Buddhist temple in China. $237254 for Muslim sites, $1029911 for Christian sites, and $43988 for the lone Buddhist site. Still where are the liberals screaming "separation of church and state?" With a bankrupt USA can we afford such an expenditure? - State Department PDF: exchanges.state.gov File from: US DEPARTMENT OF STATE, BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL AFFAIRS, CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER. Titled report: US AMBASSADORS FUND FOR CULTURAL PRESERVATION 2010 AWARDS. News article: canadafreepress.com Some of the Internet titles to the subject: "Tax dollars ...
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inside a National Park just outside the World Heritage city of St. Louis. Taken on Thursday 03/April/2008
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en.wikipedia.org the Almovarides Dynasty( amazigh dynasty) founded the city of Marrakesh, known as, "The Red Pearl". The colourful Spice Market is only one of several markets, otherwise known as 'souks' where baskets brim over with ginger, saffron, caraway and coriander. The souks are divided into different areas and specialities including various craft workshops in which coppersmiths and potters offer their goods for sale. Even today the bazaars still display the age-old splendour of this important trading city and caravan destination. Snake charmers still captivate curious onlookers and the Jemaa-El-Fna Square with its tricksters, minstrels and other entertainers is one of the oldest open-air variety shows in Africa. Each magnificent sunset shows why Marrakesh was given its nickname of "The Red Pearl", and this city is indeed a fascinating living gem of a time gone by. Most Protected Monuments - Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live today, and what we pass on to future generations. our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration. Places as unique and diverse as the wilds of East Africa's Serengeti, the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Baroque cathedrals of Latin America make up our world's heritage. Join us as we explore one of these protected monuments. Les Almoravides (en arabe Al-Murābitūn, المرابطون) sont une dynastie berbère issue du Sahara (actuelle Mauritanie). Du XIe siècle au ...
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Filmed on Iwik Beach, Park National Du Banc D´Arguin, Mauretania. 4 May, 2009. The Banc d'Arguin National Park (French: Parc National du Banc d'Arguin) lies on the west coast of Mauritania between Nouakchott and Nouadhibou. The World Heritage Site is a major breeding site for migratory birds. A wide range of species include flamingos, broad-billed sandpipers, pelicans and terns. Much of the breeding is on sand banks including the islands of Tidra, Niroumi, Nair, Kijji and Arguim. The surrounding waters are some of the richest fishing waters in western Africa and serve as nesting grounds for the entire western region. The Banc d'Arguin National Park is a Nature reserve that was established to protect both the natural resources and the valuable fisheries, which makes a significant contribution to the national economy (Hoffmann, 1988), as well as scientifically and aesthetically valuable geological sites, in the interests of and for the recreation of the general public. The park's vast expanses of mudflats provide a home for over two million migrant shorebirds from northern Europe, Siberia and Greenland. The region's mild climate and absence of human disturbance makes the park one of the most important sites in the world for these species. The nesting bird population is also noted for its great numbers and diversity. Between 25000 and 40000 pairs belonging to 15 species, making the largest colonies of water birds in West Africa (IUCN Technical Evaluation, 1989).
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