Ahmad ibn al-Amin al-Shinqiti (ca.
1863–1913)[1] is one of Mauritania's most famous writers.
He is the author of the geographical, literary and historical compendium Al-Wasit fi tarájim udaba al-Shinqit, ed.
The survey is the only major Arabic-language work about Mauritania published by a Mauritanian author.
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