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Aleg
Aleg is a town in south-western Mauritania and the capital of the Brakna region, on the road between Nouakchott and the Senegal River valley, beside a seasonal lake. It lies in the former lands of the Emirate of Brakna, whose emirs dominated the area until French colonial rule in the early 20th century.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Aleg. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aleg
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