Tagant 898537 216969864 2008-06-04T01:04:28Z Whhalbert 992361 +zh [[Image:Mauritania-Tagant.png|right|Map of Mauritania showing Tagant]] '''Tagant''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: ولاية تكانت) is a [[Regions of Mauritania|region]] in south-central [[Mauritania]] named for the [[Tagant plateau]]. Its capital is [[Tidjikdja]]. Other major cities/towns include [[Tichit]] and Rachid, Nbeika. The region borders the Mauritanian region of [[Adrar, Mauritania|Adrar]] to the north, the Mauritanian region of [[Hodh Ech Chargui]] to the east, the Mauritanian regions of [[Hodh El Gharbi]] and [[Assaba]] to the south and the Mauritanian region of [[Brakna]] to the west. [[Image:Tagant Departments.png|thumb|left|280px|Departments of Tagant]] Tagant is divided into 3 departments: *Moudjeria *[[Tichit]] *[[Tidjikja]] {{clear}} ==See also== *[[Departments of Mauritania]] *[[Geography of Mauritania]] *[[Regions of Mauritania]] {{Mauritania-geo-stub}} {{Mauritania}} {{coor title dm|18|42|N|10|12|W|region:MR_type:adm1st_source:GNS-enwiki}} [[Category:Regions of Mauritania]] [[ar:ولاية تكانت]] [[de:Tagant]] [[es:Tagant]] [[id:Tagant]] [[lt:Tagantas]] [[nl:Tagant]] [[pl:Takant]] [[pt:Tagant]] [[sv:Tagant]] [[zh:塔甘特省]]