Departments of Mauritania
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Regions of Mauritania
||Mauritania is divided into 12 regions and one capital district:During the Mauritanian occupation of Western Sahara , its portion of the territory was named Tiris al-Gharbiyya.The regions are subdivided into 44 departments; please see departments of Mauritania for further detail.-See also:*ISO...
are subdivided into 44 departments
Department (subnational entity)
Department is the name given to the administrative and political subdivisions of many countries.As a territorial unit, "department" was first used by the French Revolutionary governments, apparently to emphasize that each territory was simply an administrative sub-division of the united sovereign...
. The departments are listed below, by region:
Adrar Region
- Atar DepartmentAtar DepartmentAtar is a department of the Adrar Region in western Mauritania. The capital lies at Atar.-References:...
- Chinguetti DepartmentChinguetti DepartmentChinguetti is a department of the Adrar Region in Mauritania. The capital lies at Chinguetti.-References:...
- Oujeft DepartmentOujeft DepartmentOujeft or Aoujeft is a department of western-central Mauritania. The capital lies at Oujeft .-References:...
Assaba RegionAssabaAssaba is a region in southern Mauritania. Its capital is Kifa. Other major cities/towns include Guerou. The region borders the Mauritanian regions of Brakna and Tagant to the north, the Mauritanian region of Hodh El Gharbi to the east, Mali to the south, and the Mauritanian regions of Gorgol and...
- Aftout Department
- Boumdeid Department
- Guerou Department
- Kankossa Department
- Kiffa Department
Brakna RegionBraknaBrakna is a region in south-west Mauritania. Its capital is Aleg. Other major cities/towns include Bogué. The region borders the Mauritanian region of Tagant to the north-east, the Mauritanian regions of Assaba and Gorgol to the south-east, Senegal to the south-west and the Mauritanian region of...
- Aleg Department
- Bababe Department
- Bogué Department
- M'Bagne Department
- Magtar Lahjar Department
Dakhlet NouadhibouDakhlet NouadhibouDakhlet Nouadhibou is the western-most region of Mauritania. Its capital is Nouadhibou. The region borders Western Sahara to the north, the Mauritanian region of Inchiri to the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the west....
- Nouadhibou Department
Gorgol Region
- Kaedi Department
- M'Bout Department
- Maghama Department
- Monguel Department
Guidimaka RegionGuidimakaGuidimaka is the southern-most region of Mauritania. Its capital is Sélibaby. The region borders the Mauritanian region of Assaba to the north-east, Mali to the south-east, Senegal to the south-west and the Mauritanian Gorgol Region to the west....
- Ould Yenge Department
- Sélibaby Department
Hodh Ech Chargui RegionHodh Ech CharguiHodh Ech Chargui is a large region in eastern Mauritania. Its capital is Néma. Other major cities/towns include Oualata. The region borders the Mauritanian regions of Adrar, Tagant and Hodh El Gharbi to the west and Mali to the east and south....
- Amourj Department
- Bassikounou Department
- Djigueni Department
- Néma Department
- Oualata Department
- Timbedra Department
Hodh El Gharbi RegionHodh El GharbiHodh El Gharbi is a region in southern Mauritania. Its capital is Ayoun el Atrous. The region borders the Mauritanian regions of Tagant to the north, Hodh Ech Chargui to the east, Mali country to the south and Assaba to the west....
- Ayoun el Atrous Department
- Kobenni Department
- Tamchekket Department
- Tintane Department
InchiriInchiriInchiri is a region in western Mauritania. Its capital is Akjoujt. It borders the regions of Adrar to the east, Trarza to the south, and Dakhlet Nouadhibou to the north and west, along with a short Atlantic Ocean coastline. Famously, Arthur Vincent Aston once visited for a week.-See...
- Akjoujt Department
Nouakchott
- Nouakchott Department
Tagant RegionTagantTagant is a region in south-central Mauritania named for the Tagant Plateau. Its capital is Tidjikdja. Other major cities/towns include Tichit and Rachid, Nbeika...
- Moudjeria Department
- Tichit Department
- Tidjikja Department
Tiris Zemmour RegionTiris ZemmourTiris Zemmour is the northern-most region of Mauritania. Its capital is Zouérate. Other major cities/towns include F'dérik and Bir Moghrein. The region borders Algeria to the north-east, Mali to east, the Mauritanian region of Adrar to the south and Western Sahara to west and north-west.Tiris...
- Bir Moghrein Department
- Fderîck Department
- Zouérat Department
Trarza RegionTrarzaTrarza is a region in southwest Mauritania. Its capital is Rosso. Other major cities and towns include Mederdra and Boutilimit. The region borders the Mauritanian regions of Inchiri and Adrar to the north, Brakna to the east and Senegal to the south...
- Boutilimit Department
- Keur Massene Department
- Mederdra Department
- Ouad Naga Department
- R'Kiz Department
- Rosso Department
See also
- Regions of MauritaniaRegions of Mauritania||Mauritania is divided into 12 regions and one capital district:During the Mauritanian occupation of Western Sahara , its portion of the territory was named Tiris al-Gharbiyya.The regions are subdivided into 44 departments; please see departments of Mauritania for further detail.-See also:*ISO...
- Geography of MauritaniaGeography of MauritaniaMauritania, a country in the western region of the continent of Africa, is generally flat, its 1,030,700 square kilometres forming vast, arid plains broken by occasional ridges and clifflike outcroppings. It borders the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara, Mali and Algeria. It...