Nouakchott-Nord_Region

Nouakchott-Nord Region

Nouakchott-Nord Region

Region of Mauritania

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.[2] The capital is at Dar-Naim and Nouakchott International Airport (old airport) was located within its borders.

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Nouakchott-Nord was created on 25 November 2014 when the region of Nouakchott was split into three new regions.[3] Its wāli or governor is Mohamed Lemine Ould Mohamed Teyib Ould Adi.[4]

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    Law, Gwillim. "Regions of Mauritania". Statoids. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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    "Nouakchott donne naissance à trois Wilaya". MauriWeb. 25 November 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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    "Mauritanie: la capitale Nouakchott, sera découpée en trois wilayas". Alakhbar. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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    "Les trois wali de Nouakchott connus". le calame. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.



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