Tours Iron ore Train in Tiris&Adrar

Founded in the 13th century as the center of several trans-Saharan trade routes, this small city continues to attract a handful of visitors who admire its spare architecture, scenery, and ancient libraries. The city is seriously threatened by the encroaching desert; high sand dunes mark the western boundary and several houses have been abandoned to the sand. In historical times Mauritania was settled by sub-Saharan peoples and by the Ṣanhājah Imazighen (Berbers) and were practicing slavery in 1500 end up abolish 1970. The MIFERMA company of iron were hold by french people. Finally, in November 1974, the company was nationalized and became a subsidiary of SNIM, which had been created in 1972 to develop the country's industrial policy. The years 1974 and 1975 represent a key period in the history of the company. With the longest train in the world.