Regions of Mauritania

Map of the regions of Mauritania

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Mauritania is divided into 12 regions and one capital district:

Map key	Province	Capital
1	Adrar	Atar
2	Assaba	Kiffa
3	Brakna	Aleg
4	Dakhlet Nouadhibou	Nouadhibou
5	Gorgol	Kaédi
6	Guidimaka	Sélibaby
7	Hodh Ech Chargui	Néma
8	Hodh El Gharbi	Aioun el Atrouss
9	Inchiri	Akjoujt
10	Nouakchott	national capital
11	Tagant	Tidjikdja
12	Tiris Zemmour	Zouérate
13	Trarza	Rosso

During the Mauritanian occupation of Western Sahara (1975-79), its portion of the territory (roughly corresponding to the lower half of Rio de Oro province) was named Tiris al-Gharbiyya.

The regions are subdivided into 44 departments; please see departments of Mauritania for further detail.

See also

• ISO 3166-2:MR