Subdivisions of Mauritania

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Politics of Mauritania


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Mauritania is divided into 12 wilayahs and capital district in Nouakchott, its capital district. These wilayahs are subdivided into 53 mouaghataas, or departments.^[1]

The regions and capital district (in alphabetical order) and their capitals are:

Region	Capital
Adrar	Atar
Assaba	Kifa
Brakna	Aleg
Dakhlet Nouadhibou	Nouadhibou
Gorgol	Kaédi
Guidimaka	Sélibaby
Hodh Ech Chargui	Néma
Hodh El Gharbi	Ayoun el Atrous
Inchiri	Akjoujt
Nouakchott (capital district)
Tagant	Tidjikdja
Tiris Zemmour	Zouerat
Trarza	Rosso

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