Guidimaka
Encyclopedia
Guidimaka 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.
Guidimaka is divided into 2 departments:
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...
of Mauritania
Mauritania
Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...
. Its capital is Sélibaby
Sélibaby
Sélibaby is a capital town and department of the Guidimaka Region, Mauritania. It is located at around . It is divided into a number of "quartiers" which include "College", "Silo", 'Ferlo" and "Bambaradougou" amongst many others...
. The region borders the Mauritanian region of Assaba
Assaba
Assaba 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...
to the north-east, Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
to the south-east, Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
to the south-west and the Mauritanian Gorgol Region to the west.
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