Ben Amira and Aischa

Our route follows the train line through the dunes to the two world leading Monoliths Ben Amira and Aicha.

Legend tells, many years ago Ben Amira married his beloved Aischa and they received two sons. They lived happily in paradise together with their maid.
Drought came and Amira left for the capital Nouakchott where he stayed many years.
And you guess the rest of the story,
Aicha found herself a lover., Veleklek.

When Amira returned, he was so furious that he hit Veleklek so hard with his head that the latter flew 50km to the north and Amira ended up with a huge dent in his head.
Amira was so sad that he took his two sons and moved 7km away.
Aischa kept her maid. And so the two live on, both wearing their black grief robes.

Mind you, Amira is the second largest monolith in the world!
So, in the year 2000 a group of Stone masons from around the globe assembled around Aischa to create art for peace.Read more