What is Brakna Region?
'''Brakna''' ({{lang-ar|ولاية البراكنة}}) is a [[Regions of Mauritania|region]] in [[southwest]] [[Mauritania]]. Its [[capital city|capital]] is [[Aleg]]. [[Boghé]] is another major town in the region. The region has [[borders]] near the Mauritanian regions of [[Tagant Region|Tagant]] to the [[northeast]] and [[Assaba]] and [[Gorgol Region|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]]. {{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Brakna | native_name = ولاية البراكنة | native_name_lang = ar | settlement_type = [[Regions of Mauritania|Region of Mauritania]] | image_skyline = Aleg,main-street.jpg | image_alt = Street in Aleg | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_shield = | image_map = Brakna in Mauritania.svg | map_caption = | pushpin_map = | coordinates = {{coord|17|38|N|13|25|W|region:MR_type:adm1st_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Mauritania}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Departments of Mauritania|Departments]] | subdivision_name1 = {{Collapsible list|title=5|[[Aleg Department|Aleg]]|[[Bababe Department|Bababe]]|[[Bogué Department|Bogué]]|[[M'Bagne Department|M'Bagne]]|[[Magtar Lahjar Department|Magtar Lahjar]]}} | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | established_title = | established_date = | seat_type = Capital | seat = [[Aleg]] | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric <!-- square kilometers --> | area_total_km2 = 33,800 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m