Chinguetti is a department of the Adrar Region in Mauritania.

[1] The capital lies at Chinguetti, an ex-Middle Ages center for trade which is considered to be a ghost town.

The other village in this mostly desert-area department is Ain Savra.

The Chinguetti constituency occupies the same area as the department and is located in the Adrar Region.

In 2018 there were a total of 7,577 registered voters and they own 1 seat in congress.