Nouakchott-Sud region
Nouakchott-Sud is a region in Mauritania. It comprises the three southern departments of Mauritania's capital city Nouakchott: Arafat, El Mina and Riyad.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: region of Mauritania with 627,000 residents
- Description: region of Mauritania
- Also known as: “Anuwākshūţ al Janūbīyah”, “Nouakchott”, “Nouakchott South”, “Nouakchott-South”, “Nouakchott-Sud”, “Nuwākshūţ al Janūbīyah”, “Southern Nouakchott”, “Wilaya de Nouakchott”, “Wilaya de Nouakchott Sud”, and “Wilāyat Anuwākshūţ al Janūbīyah”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riyad and Arafat.
Riyad
Suburb
Riyad is a suburb of Nouakchott and urban commune in western Mauritania. It had a population of 117,030 in 2013, up from 42,413 in 2000. Riyad is situated 5 km north of Nouakchott-Sud region.
Arafat
Town
Arafat is a suburb of Nouakchott and urban commune in western Mauritania. It is the capital of Nouakchott-Sud Region and had a population of 216,919 in 2023. Arafat is situated 9 km north of Nouakchott-Sud region.
Nouakchott-Sud region
- Location: Mauritania, Sahel, Africa
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to South Azerbaijani—“Nouakchott-Sud region” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “انواكشوط الجنوبية”
- Arabic: “نواكشوط الجنوبية”
- Arabic: “ولاية انواكشوط الجنوبية”
- Arabic: “ولاية نواكشوط الجنوبية”
- Chinese: “南努瓦克肖特大区”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نواكشوط الجنوبيه”
- French: “Nouakchott-Sud”
- German: “Nouakchott Sud”
- Italian: “Regione di Nouakchott-Sud”
- Japanese: “ヌアクショット南”
- Japanese: “南ヌアクショット州”
- Korean: “남누악쇼트주”
- Latvian: “Dienvidnuakšota”
- Malay: “Nouakchott-Sud”
- Northern Frisian: “Nouakchott-Sud”
- Persian: “استان نواکشوت جنوبی”
- Russian: “Нуакшот-Сюд”
- Russian: “Южный Нуакшот”
- Sinhala: “නූවාක්චොට්-සුඩ් කලාපය (මොරිටේනියාව)”
- Sinhala: “නූවාක්චොට්-සුඩ් කලාපය”
- South Azerbaijani: “نوواکشوت-گونئی بؤلگهسی”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Jdeir Ehel Madi and Jdeir Lemzazga.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Port Nouakchott and L’Hopital de L’Amitie.
Mauritania: Must-Visit Destinations
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