Hodh El Gharbi
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Hodh El Gharbi 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.The regions are subdivided into 44 departments; please see departments of Mauritania for further detail.-See also:*ISO...

 in southern 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 Ayoun el Atrous
Ayoun el Atrous
Ayoun al Atrous is a town in southern Mauritania. It is located at around . It is the capital of Hodh El Gharbi region.It's one of the stops in the 2007 Dakar Rally....

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

 to the 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...

 country to the south and 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 west.
A piece of Malian territory protrudes into the region.

Hodh El Gharbi is divided into 4 departments:
  • Ayoun el Atrous
    Ayoun el Atrous
    Ayoun al Atrous is a town in southern Mauritania. It is located at around . It is the capital of Hodh El Gharbi region.It's one of the stops in the 2007 Dakar Rally....

  • Kobenni
    Kobenni
    Kobenni or Kobeni is a town and communein southern Mauritania as is the administrative headquarters of Kobenni district....

  • Tamchekett
    Tamchekett
    Tamchekett is a town and commune in Hodh El Gharbi Region, Mauritania....

  • Tintane
    Tintane
    Tintane is a town and commune in Mauritania....



See also

  • Departments of Mauritania
    Departments of Mauritania
    The Regions of Mauritania are subdivided into 44 departments. The departments are listed below, by region:-Adrar Region:*Atar Department*Chinguetti Department*Oujeft Department-Assaba Region:*Aftout Department*Boumdeid Department*Guerou Department...

  • 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.The regions are subdivided into 44 departments; please see departments of Mauritania for further detail.-See also:*ISO...

  • Districts of Mauritania
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