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Stone Buildings of Chinguetti

An oil painting depicts the stone buildings and square minaret of Chinguetti, Mauritania, as sand blows through the streets beneath a large desert dune.

An oil painting of Chinguetti, Mauritania, blowing sand and a square stone minaret beneath a desert dune in harsh sunlight See more

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