Abdullah Habbot, 45, arranges in a cabinet a book containing a manuscript at his library, founded by his family over 200 years ago, in Chinguetti, on March 16, 2023, where 1400 other privately owned manuscripts are preserved. - In Chinguetti, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, there are 13 libraries with preserved documents of which 5 are open to the public. These libraries are all privately owned and have 6000 documents in total presently. The documents range from the Quran to Islamic law, astronomy, mathematics and poetry and were collected by the founders during pilgrimages to Mecca and other trips. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP)