Current view: Text account
Site description (2001 baseline):
Site location and context
El Ghallâouîya is situated 75 km north-east of Guelb el Richât in the Adrar region. A winding escarpment links it to the Guelb and, further south, to the Adrar plateau. It is a permanent water-source exploited by nomadic herders. Deep ravines intersect the cliffs and there are many ledges and crevices in the rock-face. The plains are dominated by ergs and isolated dunes, punctuated by wells and sebkhas. The vegetation of the area includes
Hyoscyamus muticus,
Tamarix sp.,
Acacia raddiana,
Capparis decidua,
Leptadenia pyrotechnica,
Maerua crassifolia,
Salvadora persica,
Balanites aegyptiaca,
Panicum turgidum and
Stipagrostis pungens.
See Box and Table 2 for key species. Three species of the Sahel biome has also been recorded; see Table 2.
Non-bird biodiversity: None known to BirdLife International.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
No information, but lying a mere 75 km from Mauritania’s most important tourist area, human pressure on the area may increase in the future.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: El Ghallâouîya (Mauritania). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/el-ghallâouîya-iba-mauritania on 23/11/2024.
