Tinzaouaten

Tinzaouaten
Commune and village
Tinzaouaten

Location in Mali

Coordinates: 19°56′00″N 2°55′00″E / 19.93333°N 2.91667°E / 19.93333; 2.91667Coordinates: 19°56′00″N 2°55′00″E / 19.93333°N 2.91667°E / 19.93333; 2.91667
Country  Mali
Region Kidal Region
Cercle Abeïbara Cercle
Area[1]
  Total 8,750 km2 (3,380 sq mi)
Elevation 618 m (2,028 ft)
Population (2009 census)[2]
  Total 2,300
  Density 0.26/km2 (0.68/sq mi)
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)

Tinzaouaten (var. Tinzawatene and Tin-Zaouatene) is a Saharan rural commune in the far northeast of Mali on the Algerian border. The commune is in the Abeïbara Cercle of the Kidal Region. It included a stop on a trans-Saharan trade route and a military post on the frontier under the French colonial regime. In 2009 the 8,000 square kilometer commune had a population of 2,300, most of whom are nomadic Tuareg.[1] The Algerian settlement of Tinzaouten is on the Algerian side of the border.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale Tinzawatene 2007-2011 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2007.
  2. Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kidal) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
  3. fr:Tinzaouten

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