Brakna (Arabic: ولاية البراكنة) is a region in southwest Mauritania. Its capital is Aleg. Boghé is another major town in the region. The region has borders near the Mauritanian regions of Tagant to the northeast and Assaba and Gorgol to the southeast. It also has a border with Trarza to the northwest. The Senegal River in the southwest is at the region's border with Senegal.

Brakna ولاية البراكنة
Region of Mauritania
Coordinates: 17°38′N 13°25′W / 17.633°N 13.417°W / 17.633; -13.417
Country	Mauritania
Departments	5 Aleg Bababe Bogué M'Bagne Magtar Lahjar
Capital	Aleg
Area
• Total	33,800 km2 (13,100 sq mi)
Population  (2013 census)
• Total	312,277
• Density	9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0
• Summer (DST)	not observed
HDI (2017)	0.498[1] low

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