Assaba
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Assaba (Arabic: ولاية العصابة) is a region in southern Mauritania. Its capital is Kiffa. The region has borders near the Mauritanian regions of Brakna and Tagant to the north and the Mauritanian region of Hodh El Gharbi to the east. It also has borders near the Mauritanian regions of Gorgol and Guidimaka to the west. It is north of the country of Mali. The Aoukar basin is in the north and the east of the central part of Assaba.
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ولاية العصابة | |
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| Coordinates: 16°36′N 11°55′W / 16.600°N 11.917°WCoordinates: 16°36′N 11°55′W / 16.600°N 11.917°W | |
| Country |  Mauritania |
| Departments | 5
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| Capital | Kiffa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36,600 km2 (14,100 sq mi) |
| Population (2013[1]) | |
| • Total | 325,897 |
| • Density | 8.904/km2 (23.062/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 |
| • Summer (DST) | not observed |
| HDI (2017) | 0.476[2] low |
Assaba Media
User:McTrixie enlarged the typeface of the names on the map using GIMP, the original work is:
- Assaba departments.png - Map of the departments of Assaba region of Mauritania, created by Rarelibra 20:06, 28 September 2006 (UTC) for public domain use, using MapInfo Professional v8.5 and various mapping resources.
References
- ↑ Office National de la Statistique, Nouakchott
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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