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Assaba Region
Assaba (Arabic: ولاية العصابة) is a region in southern Mauritania. Its capital is Kiffa. The region has borders near the Mauritanian regions of Brakna and Tagant to the north and the Mauritanian region of Hodh El Gharbi to the east. It also has borders near the Mauritanian regions of Gorgol and Guidimaka to the west. It is north of the country of Mali. The Aoukar basin is in the north and the east of the central part of Assaba.
Assaba
ولاية العصابة | |
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| Coordinates: 16°36′N 11°55′W / 16.600°N 11.917°W | |
| Country |  Mauritania |
| Departments | |
| Capital | Kiffa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36,600 km2 (14,100 sq mi) |
| Population (2013[1]) | |
| • Total | 325,897 |
| • Density | 8.9/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 |
| • Summer (DST) | not observed |
| HDI (2017) | 0.476[2] low |
- ↑ Office National de la Statistique, Nouakchott
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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