Agadez Region
Agadez is an admeenistrative Region in Niger. Agadez covers 634,209 km². The caipital o the depairtment is Agadez.
Description eedit
The 667,799 km² o Agadez Region represents 52% o the tot aurie o Niger, the lairgest o its 7 regions. Despite the size Agadez is spairesely populatit, its 321 639 indwallers are anerlie 2,9% o the tot population o Niger, wi a population density o anerlie 0.5 fowk per/km². The region includes the vast Ténéré Saharan desert, dune seas lik 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 thare, 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 thair gairdens, saut 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 drocht in the 1970s, 80s, an 2002 hae led tae humanitarian crises an damaged the region's economy.
Subdiveesions eedit
Agadez is dividit intae 3 Depairtments an ane Commune.
| Commune | Size | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agadez | ....... | 78 289 indwallers | ||
| Depairtment | Size | Population | Chief Town | Cantons |
| Arlit | 216 774 km² | 98 170 indwallers | Arlit | |
| Bilma | 296 279 km² | 17 080 indwallers | Bilma | Bilma, Djado, Fachi, Kawar |
| Tchirozérine | 154 746 km² | 118 068 indwallers | Tchirozérine | |
Borders eedit
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, wast o Maradi
- Tahoua Region - soothwast
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Freemit airtins eedit
Travel guide tae Agadez frae Wikivoyage
