Assaba region

<p>Assaba  is a <a href="/facts/Regions_of_Mauritania/UWC2DX0b">region</a> in southern <a href="/facts/Mauritania/JcP8EJku">Mauritania</a>, covering an area of 36,600 square km. It had a population of 325,897 at the 2013 Census. Its capital is <a href="/facts/Kiffa/BcVYSHzf">Kiffa</a>. Other major cities/towns include <a href="/facts/Guerou/1pp72WvI">Guerou</a>. The region borders the Mauritanian regions of <a href="/facts/Brakna_Region/27P1CYfr">Brakna</a> and <a href="/facts/Tagant_Region/llYdjzNE">Tagant</a> to the north, the Mauritanian region of <a href="/facts/Hodh_El_Gharbi_Region/RJkgjBsH">Hodh El Gharbi</a> to the east, <a href="/facts/Mali/sAaVqV1e">Mali</a> to the south and the Mauritanian regions of <a href="/facts/Gorgol_Region/D4Fo08hA">Gorgol</a> and <a href="/facts/Guidimaka_Region/Vcga8pHI">Guidimaka</a> to the west.   
</p><p>The <a href="/facts/Aoukar/15I9clk2">Aoukar</a> basin, which formerly gave name to the greater region, is located in the north and the east of the central part of Assaba.    
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Assaba region