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Known as the gateway to the desert, Agadez, on the southern edge of the Sahara desert, developed in the 15th and 16th centuries when the Sultanate of Aïr was established and Touareg tribes were sedentarized in the city, respecting the boundaries of old encampments, which gave rise to a street pattern still in place today. The historic centre ...
Agadez Region is one of the seven regions of Niger. At 667,799 square kilometres (257,839 sq mi), it covers more than half of Niger's land area, and is the largest region in the country, as well as the largest African state subdivision. The capital of the department is Agadez.
In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage List are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list. [9] Niger maintains 19 properties on its tentative list. [3]
Region Agadez; Usage on es.wikipedia.org Región de Agadez; Usage on fa.wikipedia.org منطقه آگادز; Usage on fi.wikipedia.org Agadez (alue) Usage on frr.wikipedia.org Agadez (Regiuun) Usage on fr.wikipedia.org Agadez (région) Usage on ha.wikipedia.org Yankin Agadez; User:GerardM/Regions of Niger; Usage on hr.wikipedia.org Agadez (regija)
Agadez (Air Tamajeq: ⴰⴶⴰⴷⴰⵣ, Agadaz), formerly spelled Agadès, [1] is the fifth largest city in Niger, with a population of 110,497 based on the 2012 census. [2] The capital of the eponymous Agadez Region , the city lies in the Sahara desert , and is also the capital of Aïr , one of the traditional Tuareg – Berber federations.
Map of the southern Aïr Mountains. Arlit is an industrial town and capital of the Arlit Department of the Agadez Region of northern-central Niger, built between the Sahara Desert and the eastern edge of the Aïr Mountains. It is 200 kilometers south by road from the border with Algeria. As of 2012, the commune had a total population of 79,725 ...
An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger’s Agadez city, local residents and the Austrian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, the first time a European citizen is known to have been ...
Map of the southern Aïr Mountains. Aouderas (alt: Adharous, Auderas) is an oasis village in the Aïr Mountains of northeastern Niger, about 90 km (56 mi) north-northeast of the regional capital of Agadez. It is also the name of the valley in which the town is located.