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The city of Azougui, the second capital of the Almoravid state, is located in the municipality of Ain Ahl al-Taya, Atar Department, Adrar Region in northern Mauritania, in the embrace of the Adrar mountain range, 8 kilometers north of the city of Atar, and 450 kilometers north of Nouakchott.
The city of Azougui is one of the most important historical Mauritanian sites. It was founded by the Almoravid Abu Bakr ibn Amir in the fifth century AH, before Yusuf ibn Tashfin took the city of Marrakesh as the capital of the Almoravids.
The city of Azougui was a meeting point for many civilizations, cultures, and southern trade exchanges throughout the Middle Ages. It flourished over time and its urban development steadily increased, as evidenced by the buildings discovered around the citadel over a large area extending several miles.
Al-Bakri was the first to write about the city of Azougui in the eleventh century AD, as did Ibn Said al-Qalqashandi and Ibn Khaldun. Historians mention that Azougui contained twenty thousand palm trees in the fifth century AH.
