Adrar Region

This article is about the administrative division of Mauritania. For the natural and historical region, see Adrar Plateau. For the province of Algeria, see Adrar Province.

Adrar ولاية آدرار
Region of Mauritania
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Country	Mauritania
Departments	4 Aoujeft Atar Chinguetti Ouadane
Capital	Atar
Area
• Total	235,000 km2 (91,000 sq mi)
Population (2013 census)
• Total	62,658
• Density	0.27/km2 (0.69/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	MR-07

Adrar (Arabic: ولاية آدرار‎‎) is a large administrative region in Mauritania, named for the Adrar Plateau.

The capital is Atar. Other major towns include Choum, Chinguetti and Ouadane. The region borders Western Sahara and the Mauritanian region of Tiris Zemmour to the north, Mali and the Mauritanian region of Hodh Ech Chargui to the east, the Mauritanian regions of Trarza and Tagant to the south and the Mauritanian region of Inchiri to the west.

Departments

Departments of Adrar

Adrar is divided into four departments:

• Aoujeft Department
• Atar Department
• Chinguetti Department
• Ouadane Department

Features of the Adrar Region

See also: Adrar Plateau

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  Mother and daughter selling handicrafts, Adrar Region

• Adrar-Passe d'Amogjar (1).JPG

  Passe d'Amogjar, Adrar Region

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  Adrar Plateau

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  Calotropis procera, Adrar desert

• Adrar-Camel (1).jpg

  Camel in Adrar desert

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  Cairn in reg, Adrar Region

See also

• Regions of Mauritania
• Departments of Mauritania

External links

• Media related to Adrar Region at Wikimedia Commons