Gorgol is a region in southern Mauritania. Its capital is Kaédi. Other major cities/towns include Mbout and Maghama . The region borders the Mauritanian regions of Braka and Assaba to the north, the Mauritanian region of Guidimaka to the south-east and Senegal to the south-west. The Senegal river runs along the regions border with Senegal.

Gorgol is also the name of an orc in Tolkien's Middle-earth epos.