Arafat, Mauritania
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Arafat is a suburb of
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and urban commune in western
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 is the capital of
Nouakchott-Sud Region Nouakchott-Sud (South Nouakchott, ar, نواكشوط الجنوبية) is a region in Mauritania. It comprises the three southern departments of Mauritania's capital city Nouakchott: Arafat, El Mina and Riyad. Its headquarters are at Arafat a ...
and had a population of 102,169 in 2000.


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Communes of Mauritania Nouakchott Regional capitals in Mauritania {{Mauritania-geo-stub