Which country or map area contains Hodh el Gharbi?
Hodh el Gharbi is shown within Mauritania in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Mauritania
- Region name
- Hodh el Gharbi
- Approximate latitude
- 16.5° north
- Approximate longitude
- 9.7° west
- Country capital
- Nouakchott
- Country currency
- Mauritanian ouguiya
- World region
- Western Africa
Quick answers about Hodh el Gharbi
What kind of place is Hodh el Gharbi?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Hodh el Gharbi on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 16.5° north latitude and 9.7° west longitude.
What is the capital of Mauritania?
The country capital is Nouakchott.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.