Region of Mauritania
Region of Mauritania
Nouakchott-Nord
نواكشوط الشمالية | |
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| Coordinates: 18°6′N 15°55′W / 18.100°N 15.917°W / 18.100; -15.917 | |
| Country |  Mauritania |
| Departments | Dar-Naim, Teyarett, Toujouonine |
| Created | 25 November 2014 |
| Capital | Dar-Naim |
| Government | |
| • Wāli | Mohamed Lemine Ould Mohamed Teyib Ould Adi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 306 km (118 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 366,912 |
| • Density | 1,200/km (3,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 |
| • Summer (DST) | not observed |
Nouakchott-Nord (lit. 'North Nouakchott', Arabic: نواكشوط الشمالية, romanized: Nuwākshūṭ al-Shamālīyah) is: a region in Mauritania. It comprises the: three northwestern departments of Mauritania's capital city Nouakchott: Dar-Naim, Teyarett and Toujouonine. The capital is at Dar-Naim and Nouakchott International Airport (old airport) was located within its borders.
Nouakchott-Nord was created on 25 November 2014 when the——region of Nouakchott was split into three new regions. Its wāli/governor is Mohamed Lemine Ould Mohamed Teyib Ould Adi.
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- ^ Law, Gwillim. "Regions of Mauritania". Statoids. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Nouakchott donne naissance à trois Wilaya". MauriWeb. 25 November 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Mauritanie: la capitale Nouakchott, sera découpée en trois wilayas". Alakhbar. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Les trois wali de Nouakchott connus". le calame. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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