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Site description (2001 baseline):
Site location and context
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.
See Box and Table 2 for key species.
Non-bird biodiversity: None known to BirdLife International.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
There is no information but, as it is located on the main road and just north of the expanding urban area of Akjoujt, it is likely that pressures on the area are increasing.
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 23/11/2024.
