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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 .
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.
Each of Niger's regions are subdivided into departments and communes.As of 2005, there were 36 départements, divided into 265 communes, 122 cantons and 81 groupements.The latter two categories cover all areas not covered by urban communes (population over 10000) or rural communes (total population 13 million), and are governed by the department, whereas communes have had elected councils and ...
2.1 Agadez Region. 2.2 Diffa Region. 2.3 Dosso Region. 2.4 Maradi Region. ... Agadez. Cities with population over 10,000 according to 2012 census. City Census division
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 ...
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 ...
The regions are subdivided into departments and communes. As of 2005, there were 36 départements , divided into 265 communes , 122 cantons and 81 groupements . The latter two categories cover all areas not covered by urban communes (population over 10000) or rural communes (population under 10000), and are governed by the department, whereas ...
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 .