Agadez Region
Agadez is an admeenistrative Region in Niger. Agadez covers 634,209 km². The caipital o the depairtment is Agadez.
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Description [edit]
The 667,799 km² o Agadez Region represents 52% o the total aurie o Niger, the lairgest o its 7 regions. Despite the size Agadez is spairesely populatit, its 321 639 inhabitants are anerlie 2,9% o the total population o Niger, wi a population density o anerlie 0.5 people per/km². The region includes the vast Ténéré Saharan desert, dune seas like the Erg o Bilma, an the muntains o the Aïr. Hintle o its population comprises nomadic or semi-nomadic fowk: the Tuareg, Toubou, Wadoobe Fula. In the touns an oasies there, are populations o settled Kanuri (in the east), Hausa, an Songhay. Traversed for centuries bi the Trans Saharan trade, its oasis touns o the Aïr an the eastren Kaouar Cliffs are kent for their gardens, salt manufactur, an date cultivation. In the late 1990s, tourism became a lairge industry here, an the Uranium toun o Arlit provides some 20% o the foreign exchynge for the kintra. Tuareg insurgencies against the Niger govrenment in the 1990s an mid 2000s an drought in the 1970s, 80s, an 2002 hae led tae humanitarian crises an damaged the region's economy.
Subdiveesions [edit]
Agadez is dividit intae 3 Depairtments an ane Commune.
| Commune | Size | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agadez | ....... | 78 289 inhabitants | ||
| Depairtment | Size | Population | Chief Town | Cantons |
| Arlit | 216 774 km² | 98 170 inhabitants | Arlit | |
| Bilma | 296 279 km² | 17 080 inhabitants | Bilma | Bilma, Djado, Fachi, Kawar |
| Tchirozérine | 154 746 km² | 118 068 inhabitants | Tchirozérine | |
Borders [edit]
Agadez haes the follaein foreign borders, includin Niger's anerlie borders on Libie an Algerie:
- Kidal Region, Mali - wast
- Tamanghasset Wilayah, Algerie - northwast
- Ghat Sha'biyah, Libie - north
- Murzuq Sha'biyah, Libie - northeast
- Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region, Chad - east
Domestically, it borders the follaein regions:
- Diffa Region - sootheast
- Zinder Region - sooth, east o Maradi
- Maradi Region - sooth, west o Maradi
- Tahoua Region - soothwast
See an aw [edit]
Freemit airtins [edit]
Travel guide tae Agadez frae Wikivoyage
