Nouakchott-Nord Region

Nouakchott-Nord (lit. 'North Nouakchott', Arabic: نواكشوط الشمالية, romanized: Nuwākshūṭ 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 نواكشوط الشمالية
Region of Mauritania
Coordinates: 18°6′N 15°55′W
Country	Mauritania
Departments	Dar-Naim, Teyarett, Toujouonine
Created	25 November 2014
Capital	Dar-Naim
Government
• Wāli	Mohamed Lemine Ould Mohamed Teyib Ould Adi
Area [1]
• Total	306 km2 (118 sq mi)
Population  (2023 census)
• Total	614,465
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0
• Summer (DST)	not observed

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. 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.