Tichit (Arabic: تيشيت) is a town at the foot of the Tagant plateau in eastern Mauritania. It was founded in about 1150 and is known for its vernacular architecture. The main industry in Tichit is date farming, and the town is also home to a small museum. Arabic (العربية al-arabiyyah, or less formally arabi) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Tagant is a region in south-central Mauritania named for the Tagant plateau. ... In geology and earth science, a plateau (alternatively spelt in a false French spelling plâteau, the real spelling in French being plateau) is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat open country if the uplift was recent in geologic history. ... Events Åhus, Sweden gains city privileges City of Airdrie, Scotland founded King Sverker I of Sweden is deposed and succeeded by Eric IX of Sweden. ... Vernacular architecture is a term from academic architecture to categorize structures built outside of academic tradition. ... Datateknologerna vid Åbo Akademi r. ... A museum is typically a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment. ...