Tachott is a town and commune in southern

Mauritania Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a sovereign country in Maghreb, Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to Mauritania–Western Sahara border, the north and northwest, ...

. It is located in the

Sélibaby Sélibaby () is a capital town and department of the Guidimaka Region, in Mauritania. It is located at around . It is divided into a number of "quartiers" which include "College", "Silo", 'Ferlo", "Nezaha", "Saada", "El Jedidah", "Bambaradougou" ...

department in the

Guidimaka Region Guidimaka () is the southernmost region of Mauritania. Its capital is Sélibaby. The region borders the Mauritanian region of Assaba to the north-east, Mali to the south-east, Senegal to the south-west and the Mauritanian Gorgol Region to the ...

. In 2013, it had a population of 15,099.

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Communes of Mauritania {{Mauritania-geo-stub