Brakna
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Brakna (Arabic: ولاية البراكنة) is a region in southwest Mauritania. Its capital is Aleg. Boghé is another major town in the region. The region has borders near the Mauritanian regions of Tagant to the northeast and Assaba and Gorgol to the southeast. It also has a border with Trarza to the northwest. The Senegal River in the southwest is at the region's border with Senegal.
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ولاية البراكنة | |
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| Coordinates: 17°38′N 13°25′W / 17.633°N 13.417°WCoordinates: 17°38′N 13°25′W / 17.633°N 13.417°W | |
| Country |  Mauritania |
| Departments | 5
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| Capital | Aleg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33,800 km2 (13,100 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Total | 312,277 |
| • Density | 9.239/km2 (23.93/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 |
| • Summer (DST) | not observed |
| HDI (2017) | 0.498[1] low |
Brakna Media
A restaurant in the region
Using Map of the departments of Brakna region of Mauritania. Created by Rarelibra 20:07, 28 September 2006 (UTC) for public domain use, using MapInfo Professional v8.5 and various mapping resources., I made the names on the map bigger using GIMP. - en:User:McTrixie
References
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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