Brakna is a region

Regions of Mauritania

||Mauritania is divided into 12 regions and one capital district:During the Mauritanian occupation of Western Sahara , its portion of the territory was named Tiris al-Gharbiyya.The regions are subdivided into 44 departments; please see departments of Mauritania for further detail.-See also:*ISO...

 in south-west Mauritania

Mauritania

Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...

. Its capital is Aleg

Aleg

Aleg is the capital of the Brakna Region, Mauritania. It is located at .The town is known as the birthplace of former President of Mauritania, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi....

. Other major cities/towns include Bogué

Bogue

Bogue may refer to:Places* Bogue, Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland* Bogue, Kansas, United States* Bogué, Mauritania* Bogue, North Carolina, United States* Bocca Tigris or the Bogue, a narrow strait in the Pearl River outside Guangzhou, ChinaPeople...

. The region borders the Mauritanian region of Tagant

Tagant

Tagant is a region in south-central Mauritania named for the Tagant Plateau. Its capital is Tidjikdja. Other major cities/towns include Tichit and Rachid, Nbeika...

 to the north-east, the Mauritanian regions of Assaba

Assaba

Assaba is a region in southern Mauritania. Its capital is Kifa. Other major cities/towns include Guerou. The region borders the Mauritanian regions of Brakna and Tagant to the north, the Mauritanian region of Hodh El Gharbi to the east, Mali to the south, and the Mauritanian regions of Gorgol and...

 and Gorgol

Gorgol

Gorgol is a region in southern Mauritania. Its capital is Kaédi and the Gorgol River forms parts of the landscape. Other major cities/towns include Mbout and Maghama...

 to the south-east, Senegal

Senegal

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 to the south-west and the Mauritanian region of Trarza

Trarza

Trarza is a region in southwest Mauritania. Its capital is Rosso. Other major cities and towns include Mederdra and Boutilimit. The region borders the Mauritanian regions of Inchiri and Adrar to the north, Brakna to the east and Senegal to the south...

 to the north-west.
The Sénégal River

Sénégal River

The Sénégal River is a long river in West Africa that forms the border between Senegal and Mauritania.The Sénégal's headwaters are the Semefé and Bafing rivers which both originate in Guinea; they form a small part of the Guinean-Malian border before coming together at Bafoulabé in Mali...

 runs along the regions border with Senegal

Senegal

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Brakna is divided into 5 departments:

• Aleg
  Aleg
  Aleg is the capital of the Brakna Region, Mauritania. It is located at .The town is known as the birthplace of former President of Mauritania, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi....
  
  
• Bababe
  Bababé
  Bababé is a town and commune in the Brakna Region of southern Mauritania.As of 2000 it had a population of 11,802.-References:...
  
  
• Boghé
  Boghé
  Boghé is a town and commune in the Brakna Region of southern Mauritania.As of 2000 it had a population of 37,531.-References:...
  
  
• M'Bagne
• Magta-Lahjar
  Magta-Lahjar
  Magta-Lahjar is a town and commune in the Brakna Region of southern Mauritania.As of 2000 it had a population of 12,117.-References:...
  
  

See also:

• Regions of Mauritania
  Regions of Mauritania
  ||Mauritania is divided into 12 regions and one capital district:During the Mauritanian occupation of Western Sahara , its portion of the territory was named Tiris al-Gharbiyya.The regions are subdivided into 44 departments; please see departments of Mauritania for further detail.-See also:*ISO...
  
  
• Departments of Mauritania
  Departments of Mauritania
  The Regions of Mauritania are subdivided into 44 departments. The departments are listed below, by region:-Adrar Region:*Atar Department*Chinguetti Department*Oujeft Department-Assaba Region:*Aftout Department*Boumdeid Department*Guerou Department...