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Street Scene in Mauritania

Street Scene in Mauritania
On a street in Kîfa, a town in south central Mauritania, people in traditional West African garments walk in the evening light. Most people in Mauritania are Moors (of mixed Arab and Berber ancestry), many of whom lead a nomadic existence.
Bernard and Catherine Desjeux/Corbis
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