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Tagant is a region
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....
 in south-central Mauritania
Mauritania

Mauritania , officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, by Senegal on the southwest, by Mali on the east and southeast, by Algeria on the northeast, and by the Morocco-controlled Western Sahara on the northwest....
 named for the Tagant plateau
Tagant Plateau

The Tagant Plateau lies in eastern Mauritania, forming a stony part of the Sahara Desert. Some towns such as Tichit, Moudj?ria and Rachid, Mauritania, lie at the foot of its slopes ? cliffs in some places ? while Tidjikdja lies on the Tagant itself....
. Its capital is Tidjikdja. Other major cities/towns include Tichit
Tichit

Tichit is a partly abandoned small town at the foot of the Tagant plateau in central/south Mauritania. It was founded in about 1150 and is known for its vernacular architecture....
 and Rachid, Nbeika. The region borders the Mauritanian regions of Adrar to the north, Hodh Ech Chargui
Hodh Ech Chargui

Hodh Ech Chargui is a large Regions of Mauritania in eastern Mauritania. Its capital is N?ma. Other major cities/towns include Oualata. The region borders the Mauritanian regions of Adrar, Mauritania, Tagant and Hodh El Gharbi to the west and Mali to the east and south....
 to the east, Hodh El Gharbi
Hodh El Gharbi

Hodh El Gharbi is a Regions of Mauritania 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....
 and Assaba
Assaba

Assaba is a Regions of Mauritania in southern Mauritania. Its capital is Kifa. Other major cities/towns include Kankossa. 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 Guidimaka to the west....
 to the south and Brakna
Brakna

Brakna is a Regions of Mauritania in south-west Mauritania. Its capital is Aleg. Other major cities/towns include Bogu?. 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 Trarza to the north-west....
 to the west.

Tagant is divided into 3 departments:






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Mauritania Tagant
Tagant is a region
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....
 in south-central Mauritania
Mauritania

Mauritania , officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, by Senegal on the southwest, by Mali on the east and southeast, by Algeria on the northeast, and by the Morocco-controlled Western Sahara on the northwest....
 named for the Tagant plateau
Tagant Plateau

The Tagant Plateau lies in eastern Mauritania, forming a stony part of the Sahara Desert. Some towns such as Tichit, Moudj?ria and Rachid, Mauritania, lie at the foot of its slopes ? cliffs in some places ? while Tidjikdja lies on the Tagant itself....
. Its capital is Tidjikdja. Other major cities/towns include Tichit
Tichit

Tichit is a partly abandoned small town at the foot of the Tagant plateau in central/south Mauritania. It was founded in about 1150 and is known for its vernacular architecture....
 and Rachid, Nbeika. The region borders the Mauritanian regions of Adrar to the north, Hodh Ech Chargui
Hodh Ech Chargui

Hodh Ech Chargui is a large Regions of Mauritania in eastern Mauritania. Its capital is N?ma. Other major cities/towns include Oualata. The region borders the Mauritanian regions of Adrar, Mauritania, Tagant and Hodh El Gharbi to the west and Mali to the east and south....
 to the east, Hodh El Gharbi
Hodh El Gharbi

Hodh El Gharbi is a Regions of Mauritania 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....
 and Assaba
Assaba

Assaba is a Regions of Mauritania in southern Mauritania. Its capital is Kifa. Other major cities/towns include Kankossa. 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 Guidimaka to the west....
 to the south and Brakna
Brakna

Brakna is a Regions of Mauritania in south-west Mauritania. Its capital is Aleg. Other major cities/towns include Bogu?. 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 Trarza to the north-west....
 to the west.

Tagant Departments
Tagant is divided into 3 departments:
  • Moudjeria
  • Tichit
    Tichit

    Tichit is a partly abandoned small town at the foot of the Tagant plateau in central/south Mauritania. It was founded in about 1150 and is known for its vernacular architecture....
  • Tidjikja
    Tidjikja

    Tidjikja is the capital of the Tagant region of central Mauritania, lying on the Tagant plateau. Founded in 1680, it has a population of around 6,000 people....


See also

  • Departments of Mauritania
    Departments of Mauritania

    The Regions of Mauritania are subdivided into 44 Department . The departments are listed below, by region:...
  • Geography of Mauritania
    Geography of Mauritania

    Mauritania, a country in the western region of the continent of Africa, is generally flat, its 1,030,700 square kilometers forming vast, arid plains broken by occasional ridges and clifflike outcroppings....
  • Regions of Mauritania
    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....