Dakhlet Nouadhibou region (Arabic: ولاية داخلة نواذيبو, romanized: wilāyat dāxlet nwaḏību, lit.

The rest of the shoreline is sparsely populated with villages, but the east of the region is mostly uninhabited.

[9] The region is named after the Dakhlet Nouadhibou Bay and contains Mauritania's part of the Cabo Blanco peninsula.

It borders Western Sahara to the north, the Mauritanian region of Inchiri to the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.

Research has indicated that the Saharan movement has resulted in reduction of rains in the region from the 1960s, when it received close to 250 mm (9.8 in) of rainfall.

[14] The communes are responsible for overseeing and coordinating development activities and are financed by the state.

The Local Governments have their own legal jurisdiction, financial autonomy, an annual budget, staff, and an office.

Settlements outside the regional capital includes Agadir or Arguin, Arkeiss, R'Geiba, Chami, Iouik (or Iwik), Tanoudert, Teichott, Ten-Alloul and Tessot.