Atar Department

Atar is a department of the Adrar Region in western Mauritania. ^[1] The capital lies at Atar. The other villages in the department are Ain Ehel Taya, Tawaz, Azougui and Choum.

Atar أطار
Department
Country	Mauritania
Region	Adrar Region
Capital	Atar
Area
• Total	26,250 km2 (10,140 sq mi)
Population  (2013 census)
• Total	38,877
• Density	1.5/km2 (3.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (+0)

Palm trees near the town of Atar.

Constituency

The Atar constituency covers the same area as the department. In 2018 there were a total of 25,023 registered voters and they own 2 seats in the Mauritanian congress, It is the only constituency in Adrar region to own more than 1 seat in congress.