Tinzaouaten

Commune and village in Kidal Region, Mali
Tinzaouaten
تين ظواتين
Commune and village
19°56′55″N 2°58′04″E / 19.94861°N 2.96778°E / 19.94861; 2.96778
Country Mali
RegionKidal Region
CercleAbeïbara Cercle
Area
 • Total8,750 km2 (3,380 sq mi)
Elevation
618 m (2,028 ft)
Population
 (2009 census)[2]
 • Total2,300
 • Density0.26/km2 (0.68/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Tinzaouaten (var. Tinzawatene and Tin-Zaouatene, Arabic: تين ظواتين) 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]

Tinzaouaten is the headquarters of the Al-Qaeda-associated terrorist group Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale Tinzawatene 2007-2011 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2007, archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-09-18, retrieved 2012-05-02.
  2. ^ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kidal) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-07-27, retrieved 2012-05-02.
  3. ^ fr:Tinzaouten
  4. ^ Pellerin, Mathieu (November 2019). "Armed violence in the Sahara" (PDF). IFRI. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-05-23. Retrieved 2020-06-07.

External links

  • Le CARI (Centre d'Actions et de Réalisations Internationales), PAADAP Programme Agroecologique d'Appui au Developpement Agricole et Pastoral commune de Tin Zaouaten Adrar Des Iforas, Republique du Mali.
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