# Akreijit

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'''Akreijit''' is a town situated in central [Mauritania](/source/Mauritania). The town was founded in the mid-19th century by a group of herders in the [Tichit](/source/Tichit) region.<ref>{{Cite book |last=McDougall |first=Elizabeth Ann |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vohWAAAAYAAJ |title=Constructing Mauritania: Economy and Ecology on a Colonial Frontier : a Case Study of Tishit (1905-1945) |date=1992 |publisher=The Association |pages=10 |language=en}}</ref>  

Numerous archeological expeditions have occurred within the vicinity of the town.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bBYOAQAAMAAJ |title=The West African Archaeological Newsletter |date=1968 |publisher=University of Ibadan, Institute of African Studies |pages=8–10 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Mauritania-geo-stub}}
Category:Populated places in Mauritania

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