Néma

Néma lies in the Hodh, the broad Sahelian basin south of the cliffs and dunes of the western Sahara. Seasonal rains bring pasture to this country, where herders move with their animals and farming settlements occupy suitable low ground. To the north stands Walata, the old caravan town that linked the desert crossings to the western Sudan. Routes through the Hodh connected these communities with the markets and scholarly centres at the desert’s edge.