Departments of Mauritania

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Departments of Mauritania مقاطعات موريتانيا (Arabic) Départements de Mauritanie (French)
Category	Moughataa or department
Location	Mauritania
Found in	Wilayas
Number	63 (as of 2023)

Politics of Mauritania
Member State of the Arab League
Constitution Human rights Slavery
Government President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani Prime Minister Mohamed Ould Bilal
Parliament National Assembly President
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Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2014 2019 2024 Parliamentary: 2013 2018 2023 Political parties Electoral districts
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Moughataas (Arabic: مقاطعات, romanized: muqāṭaʿāt) or departments (French: départements) are the second-level administrative subdivision of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.

There are 63 departments in Mauritania as of 2023.

• Atar Department
• Chinguetti Department
• Oujeft Department
• Ouadane Department

• Aftout Department
• Boumdeid Department
• Guerou Department
• Kankossa Department
• Kiffa Department

• Aleg Department
• Bababe Department
• Bogué Department
• M'Bagne Department
• Magtar Lahjar Department

• Nouadhibou Department

• Kaedi Department
• M'Bout Department
• Maghama Department
• Monguel Department

• Ould Yenge Department
• Sélibaby Department

• Amourj Department
• Bassikounou Department
• Djigueni Department
• Néma Department
• Oualata Department
• Timbedra Department

• Ayoun el Atrous Department
• Kobenni Department
• Tamchekket Department
• Tintane Department

• Akjoujt Department

• Dar-Naim Department
• Teyarett Department
• Toujouonine Department

• Ksar Department
• Sebkha Department
• Tevragh-Zeina Department

• Arafat Department
• El Mina Department
• Riyad Department

• Moudjeria Department
• Tichit Department
• Tidjikja Department

• Bir Moghrein Department
• Fderîck Department
• Zouérat Department

• Boutilimit Department
• Keur Massene Department
• Mederdra Department
• Ouad Naga Department
• R'Kiz Department
• Rosso Department

• Regions of Mauritania
• Geography of Mauritania