This channel is available on 2 transponders, note the details and biss keys.
EL Mouritania 2
Badr 26°E 10850 V 27500 Biss SID:0002
Badr 26°E 12563 V 27500 Biss SID:0002
Biss: 11 11 22 44 22 33 33 88
During the Mauritanian occupation of Western Sahara (197579), its portion of the territory (roughly corresponding to the lower half of Río de Oro province) was named Tiris al-Gharbiyya.
The regions are subdivided into 44 departments; please see departments of Mauritania for further detail.
| Map key | Province | Native name | Capital | Area | Population (2013) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrar | ????? | Atar | 235,000 km2 (91,000 sq mi) | 62,658 |
| 2 | Assaba | ?????? | Kiffa | 36,600 km2 (14,100 sq mi) | 325,897 |
| 3 | Brakna | ??????? | Aleg | 33,000 km2 (13,000 sq mi) | 312,277 |
| 4 | Dakhlet Nouadhibou | ????? ??????? | Nouadhibou | 23,090 km2 (8,920 sq mi) | 123,779 |
| 5 | Gorgol | ?????? | Kaédi | 13,600 km2 (5,300 sq mi) | 335,917 |
| 6 | Guidimaka | ???????? | Sélibaby | 10,300 km2 (4,000 sq mi) | 267,029 |
| 7 | Hodh Ech Chargui | ????? ?????? | Néma | 182,700 km2 (70,500 sq mi) | 430,668 |
| 8 | Hodh El Gharbi | ????? ?????? | Ayoun el Atrous | 53,400 km2 (20,600 sq mi) | 294,109 |
| 9 | Inchiri | ??????? | Akjoujt | 46,800 km2 (18,100 sq mi) | 19,639 |
| 10 | Nouakchott-Nord | ??????? ???????? | Dar-Naim | 306 km2 (118 sq mi) | 366,912 |
| 10 | Nouakchott-Ouest | ??????? ??????? | Tevragh-Zeina | 146 km2 (56 sq mi) | 165,814 |
| 10 | Nouakchott-Sud | ??????? ???????? | Arafat | 252 km2 (97 sq mi) | 425,673 |
| 11 | Tagant | ????? | Tidjikja | 98,340 km2 (37,970 sq mi) | 80,962 |
| 12 | Tiris Zemmour | ???? ???? | Zouérat | 252,900 km2 (97,600 sq mi) | 53,261 |
| 13 | Trarza | ???????? | Rosso | 67,800 km2 (26,200 sq mi) | 272,773 |