Nouakchott-Sud (South Nouakchott, ar, نواكشوط الجنوبية) 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 an ...

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 southern

departments Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

of Mauritania's capital city Nouakchott: Arafat, El Mina and

Riyad Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the R ...

. Its headquarters are at Arafat and Nouakchott's deep-water port is located within its borders. Nouakchott-Sud 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 Rabbou Ould Bounenna.

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