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Ouadane

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Also known as Wadan

thumb|Topographic map of Ouadane and the Richat Structure thumb|right|250px|Trade routes of the Western Sahara desert c. 1000–1500. Goldfields are indicated by brown shading.

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Settlement.name
Ouadane
Settlement.settlement_type
Commune and town
Settlement.image_skyline
OuadaneOldTown1.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Old tower, Ouadane
Settlement.pushpin_map
Mauritania
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Mauritania
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name
Mauritania
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Adrar Region
Settlement.area_total_km2
118,210
Settlement.population_as_of
2023 census
Settlement.population_total
3,833
Settlement.population_density_sq_mi
auto
Settlement.elevation_m
407

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Area
118210
Elevation
410
Image
Oudane old tower.jpg
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thumb|Topographic map of Ouadane and the Richat Structure thumb|right|250px|Trade routes of the Western Sahara desert c. 1000–1500. Goldfields are indicated by brown shading.

Ouadane or Wādān () is a small town in the desert region of central Mauritania, situated on the southern edge of the Adrar Plateau, northeast of Chinguetti. The town was a staging post in the trans-Saharan trade and for caravans transporting slabs of salt from the mines at Idjil.

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