The town is known for its palm trees and its vernacular architecture.

It is the birthplace of former President of Mauritania Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly.

[1] The city annually welcomes hundreds of tourists from all over Mauritania for the Date Festival.

Several tents are set up in the large Bathaa of Tidjidkja, each of which is reserved for a theme linked to oasis life (agricultural popularization, traditional medicine of Ehel Maghary, exhibition of dates ...).

An NGO called 'Association for the Safeguarding of the Ghadima' (ASG) was approved by the Ministry of the Interior by decree n ° 230 MID of August 30, 2017, since it has been working on the restoration of the heritage and the conservation of the old Ksar.