Nouakchott-Ouest ( ar, نواكشوط الغربية) is a

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...

. It comprises the three northeastern departments of Mauritania's capital city

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Ksar Ksar or qsar (Maghrebi Arabic: wiktionary:قصر, قصر ''qṣer'' or ڭصر ''gser'', plural ''qṣur''; Berber language, Berber: ⵉⴴⵔⵎ ''aghrem'' or ''ighrem'', plural: ''igherman''), plural ksars, qsars, ksour or qsour, is the Nor ...

, Sebkha and

Tevragh-Zeina Tevragh-Zeina is a suburb of Nouakchott and Communes of Mauritania, urban commune in western Mauritania. It is the capital of Nouakchott-Ouest Region and has a population of 48,093. The current mayor is Fatimetou Abdel Maleck, Oumama Abdou. The ...

. Its headquarters are at Tevragh-Zeina and the Presidential Palace is located within its borders. Nouakchott-Ouest was created on 25 November 2014 when the region of Nouakchott was split into three new regions. Its ''

wāli ''Wāli'', ''Wā'lī'' or ''vali'' (from ar, والي ''Wālī'') is an administrative title that was used in the Muslim World (including the Caliphate and Ottoman Empire) to designate governors of administrative divisions. It is still in us ...

'' or governor is Mahi Ould Hamed, who was previously governor of Nouakchott Region.

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Nouakchott Regions of Mauritania States and territories established in 2014 2014 establishments in Mauritania {{Mauritania-geo-stub