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18°6′N 15°55′W / 18.100°N 15.917°W / 18.100; -15.917
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Nouakchott-Nord
نواكشوط الشمالية
Coordinates: 18°6′N 15°55′W / 18.100°N 15.917°W / 18.100; -15.917
Country  Mauritania
Departments Dar-Naim, Teyarett, Toujouonine
Created25 November 2014
Capital Dar-Naim
Government
 •  WāliMohamed Lemine Ould Mohamed Teyib Ould Adi
Area
 • Total306 km2 (118 sq mi)
Population
 (2013) [1]
 • Total366,912
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0
 • Summer ( DST)not observed

Nouakchott-Nord ( lit.'North Nouakchott', Arabic: نواكشوط الشمالية, romanizedNuwākshūṭ 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.

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