| Arafat | |
| Settlement Type: | Commune and city |
| Pushpin Map: | Mauritania |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mauritania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Mauritania |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nouakchott-Sud |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.890 |
| Population As Of: | 2013 census |
| Population Total: | 175,969 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Timezone: | GMT |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
| Coordinates: | 18.0464°N -15.9719°W |
Arafat is a suburb of Nouakchott and urban commune in western Mauritania. It is the capital of Nouakchott-Sud Region[1] and had a population of 175,969 in 2013.[2]