| Arabic: نشيد وطني موريتاني | |
| English Title: | National Anthem of Mauritania |
| Alt Title: | "" |
| En Alt Title: | "Mauritanian National Anthem" |
| Prefix: | Former national |
| Country: | ----Personal anthem of the President of Mauritania |
| Author: | Baba Ould Cheikh |
| Lyrics Date: | late 18th century |
| Composer: | Tolia Nikiprowetzky |
| Music Date: | 1960 |
| Adopted: | (as national anthem) (as presidential hymn) |
| Until: | (as national anthem) |
| Successor: | "Bilada-l ubati-l hudati-l kiram" |
| Sound: | Former Mauritanian national anthem (1960–2017), performed by the U.S. Navy Band.ogg |
| Sound Title: | U.S. Navy Band instrumental version |
The "National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania" was the national anthem of Mauritania between 1960 and 2017.
The anthem's lyrics are taken from a poem written in the late 18th century by Baba Ould Cheikh, while the melody was arranged by Russian-French composer Tolia Nikiprowetzky.[1] [2] It was adopted upon independence from France in 1960. Its unusual and highly complex rhythm makes it almost impossible to sing. For this reason, it is often erroneously listed as wordless.[1]
It was replaced by the current national anthem on 28 November 2017 after the Mauritanian constitutional referendum of 2017.