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Mauritania is divided into 12 regions and one capital district:
| Map key | Province | Capital |
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| 1 | Adrar | Atar |
| 2 | Kiffa | |
| 3 | Brakna | Aleg |
| 4 | Dakhlet Nouadhibou | Nouadhibou |
| 5 | Gorgol | Kaédi |
| 6 | Sélibaby | |
| 7 | Hodh Ech Chargui | Néma |
| 8 | Hodh El Gharbi | Aioun el Atrouss |
| 9 | Akjoujt | |
| 10 | Nouakchott | national capital |
| 11 | Tagant | Tidjikdja |
| 12 | Zouérate | |
| 13 | Rosso |
During the Mauritanian occupation of Western Sahara (1975-79), its portion of the territory (roughly corresponding to the lower half of Rio de Oro province) was named Tiris al-Gharbiyya.
The regions are subdivided into 44 departments; please see departments of Mauritania for further detail.
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