Tiris Zemmour Region

Tiris Zemmour ولاية تيرس زمور
Region of Mauritania
A street in the regional capital of Zouérat
Coordinates: 24°00′N 9°00′W / 24.000°N 9.000°W / 24.000; -9.000
Country	Mauritania
Departments	3 Bir Moghrein Fderîck Zouérat
Capital	Zouérat
Area
• Total	252,900 km2 (97,600 sq mi)
Population  (2013 census)
• Total	53,261
• Density	0.21/km2 (0.55/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0
• Summer (DST)	not observed
HDI (2017)	0.593[1]

Tiris Zemmour (Arabic: ولاية تيرس زمور, romanized: Wilāyat Tiris Zemmour) is the northernmost region of Mauritania. Its capital is Zouérat. Other major cities/towns include F'dérik and Bir Moghrein. The region borders Algeria to the north-east, Mali to east, the Mauritanian region of Adrar to the south and Western Sahara to west and north-west.

As of 2013, the population of the region was 53,261, compared to 49,842 in 2011. As of 2008, the activity rate was 50.80 and economic dependency ratio was 0.71. As of 2008, the literacy rate for people aged 15 years and over was 81.00.