| Official Name: | Rachid |
| Native Name: | الرشيد |
| Pushpin Map: | Mauritania |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mauritania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name: |  Mauritania |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tagant |
| Subdivision Type2: | Department |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tidjikja |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 18.6958°N -11.6797°W |
Rachid (Arabic: الرشيد) is a town in central Mauritania at the foot of the Tagant Plateau . It is located in the Tidjikja Department in the Tagant region. It is located 21nmi from the department capital of Tidjikja.
Nearby towns and villages include Barka (39nmi), Casbah des Ait Maouine (62nmi), Ksar el Khali (128nmi), and Ouadane (128nmi).y
Rachid was founded by Kunta people coming from the Adrar Plateau in either 1722/3 or 1765, in response to desertification. Two Fula communities had previously occupied the site but had been driven out by raiders.[1]