Regions of Mauritania

First-level administrative divisions of Mauritania

Mauritania is divided into 15 regions (wilayat):

During the Mauritanian occupation of Western Sahara (1975–79), its portion of the territory (mainly corresponding to the lower half of Río de Oro province) was named Tiris al-Gharbiyya.^[1]

The regions (wilaya) are subdivided into 44 departments; see departments of Mauritania for more information.

See also

• ISO 3166-2:MR

References

1. "Le Maroc et la Mauritanie délimitent leur frontière au Sahara occidental". Le Monde.fr (in French). 1976-04-16. Retrieved 2024-02-18.