Ksar el Barka

Ksar el Barka
كصر البركة
Commune and town
Ksar-el-Barka in 1908
Ksar-el-Barka in 1908
Ksar el Barka is located in Mauritania
Ksar el Barka
Ksar el Barka
Location in Mauritania
Coordinates: 18°24′0″N 12°13′0″W / 18.40000°N 12.21667°W / 18.40000; -12.21667
Country Mauritania
RegionTagant
Area
 • Total
332.8 km2 (128.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Total
7,037
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)

Ksar el Barka (Arabic: كصر البركة, Fula: Laaci-Wendu) is a ruined town in Mauritania.[1] In 2013 it had a population of 7,037.[2]

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  2. ^ "Mauritania: Administrative Division (Departments and Communes) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-16.