Arafat is a suburb of
Nouakchott and
urban commune in western
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 is the capital of
Nouakchott-Sud Region and had a population of 102,169 in 2000.
References
Communes of Mauritania
Nouakchott
Regional capitals in Mauritania
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