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Site description (2001 baseline)
This is an area of rocky outcrops 20 km north of the town of Akjoujt. The main road between Nouakchott and the tourist destination of the Adrar runs right through Arâguîb el Jahfa. It is an area of steep cliffs intersected by ravines. There are numerous wells on the plains between the outcrops as well as many sand-filled wadis. The vegetation provides a rich source of pasture for mobile animal herds and plants typical of the area include Tamarix sp., Acacia raddiana, Capparis decidua, Leptadenia pyrotechnica, Maerua crassifolia, Salvadora persica, Balanites aegyptiaca and Panicum turgidum.

Key biodiversity
See Box and Table 2 for key species.

Non-bird biodiversity: None known to BirdLife International.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Arâguîb el Jahfa (Mauritania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/arâguîb-el-jahfa-iba-mauritania on 23/12/2024.