Adrar (Arabic: ولاية آدرار) is a large region in Mauritania, named for the Adrar Plateau. Its capital is Atar. Other major cities/towns include Choum, Chinguetti and Ouadane. The region border Western Sahara and the Mauritanian region of Tiris Zemmour to the north, Mali and the Mauritanian region of Hodh Ech Chargui to the east, the Mauritanian region of Trarza and Tagant to the south and the Mauritanian region of Inchiri to the west. Image File history File links Map of Mauritania showing Adrar region. ... Arabic (العربية al-arabiyyah, or less formally arabi) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Mauritania is divided into 12 regions (capitals in parentheses): Adrar (Atar) Assaba (Kiffa) Brakna (Aleg) Dakhlet Nouadhibou (Nouadhibou) Gorgol (Kaédi) Guidimaka (Sélibaby) Hodh Ech Chargui (Néma) Hodh El Gharbi (Aioun el Atrouss) Inchiri (Akjoujt) Tagant (Tidjikdja) Tiris Zemmour (Zouérate) Trarza (Rosso) The national capital, Nouakchott, comprises... The Adrar Plateau is a highland area of the Sahara Desert in northern Mauritania. ... Atar is a town in north western Mauritania, the capital of the Adrar region and the main settlement on the airport, a museum and a historic mosque, constructed in 1674. ... Chinguetti (Arabic: شنقيط) is a town in north western Mauritania, lying on the Adrar Plateau east of Atar. ... Tiris Zemmour (Arabic: ولاية تيرس زمور) is the northern-most region of Mauritania. ... Hodh Ech Chargui is a large region in eastern Mauritania. ... Trarza is a region in south-west Mauritania. ... Tagant is a region in south-central Mauritania named for the Tagant plateau. ... Inchiri is a region in western Mauritania. ...