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Nouakchott-Nord region

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Flag of Mauritania, adopted in 2017. The National Assembly added red stripes to the top and bottom edges to represent “the blood shed by the martyrs of independence”.

Nouakchott-Nord is a region in Mauritania. It includes the three northwestern departments of Mauritania's capital city, Nouakchott: Dar-Naim, Teyarett, and Toujouonine. The capital of this region is Dar-Naim, and it is where Nouakchott International Airport, the old airport, was located.

Nouakchott-Nord was created on 25 November 2014 when the region of Nouakchott was split into three new regions. The leader of the region, called a wāli or governor, is Mohamed Lemine Ould Mohamed Teyib Ould Adi.

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