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14-574: Tahoua borders Agadez Region to the northeast, Maradi Region to the southeast, Nigeria 's Sokoto State to the south, and Mali ( Gao and Kidal regions), Dosso Region and Tillabéri Region to the west. Much of the region lies with the Sahel , merging into the Sahara desert in the north. Tahoua is the regional capital; other major settlements include Abalak , Bagaroua , Birni-N'Konni , Bouza , Illela , Keita , Madaoua and Tchintabaraden . Tahoua

28-530: Is divided into 12 Departments and one commune: As of 2011 the population of Tahoua Region was 2,741,922. The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Hausa , Fulani , Arabs (Baggara) and Tuareg . http://www.stat-niger.org/statistique/file/Affiches_Depliants/Nigerenchiffres2014def.pdf Agadez Region 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

42-508: Is sparsely populated. Its 487,620 inhabitants (as per the 2012 census) account for only 2.8% of the total population of Niger, with a population density of 0.73 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.9/sq mi). Much of its population comprises nomadic or semi-nomadic peoples, including Arabs , Fulani , Kanuri , Dazaga Toubou and various Tuareg groups. The Tagdal language and Tasawaq language , thought to be mixed Songhai -Tuareg languages, are also spoken. Traversed for centuries by

56-460: Is the largest region in the country, as well as the largest African state subdivision . The capital of the department is Agadez . The region is a centre for palaeontology , with numerous dinosaur skeletons being found here, including the Ouranosaurus nigeriensis . Cave painting and the remains of ancient human settlements are also located here. Tuareg peoples began migrating to the region from

70-612: Is the traditional livelihood for people in this region, which gets only a few weeks of rain per year. However, recurrent drought since the 1970s has caused the starvation of many animals. This has forced many previously nomadic and semi-nomadic people to settle in and around Aderbissinat and other Sahelian towns. Villages within Aderbissinat include Marendet . Aderbissinat is ethnically and linguistically mixed, with residents of Hausa , Tuareg . Nomadic Fula cattle-herders also come into town regularly to sell their wares. Although isolated,

84-520: The Trans-Saharan trade routes, the oasis towns of the Aïr and the eastern Kaouar Cliffs are known for their gardens, salt manufacture, and date cultivation. Arlit is the centre of Niger's uranium industry, a prominent economic sector in the region with uranium pits and mines operated by foreign companies providing substantial revenue for the country. The French discovered Niger's first uranium deposits in

98-515: The uranium mining boom in Arlit in the 1970s, and Agadez Region was struck by repeated droughts and famines. Since then there have been two Tuareg rebellions: from 1990–95 and 2007–09 . In recent years the region has also been affected by an insurgency in the Maghreb by Islamist groups. The Agadez Region borders Algeria ( Tamanrasset Province and Illizi Province ) and Libya ( Murzuq District ) to

112-514: The Tim Mersoi Basin of the Agadez Region in 1958 and since then French companies such as Areva have maintained a large footprint in the region, employing a large quantity of locals. Depressed uranium prices since the 1980s have hit the region hard, though uranium remains one of the main foreign exchange earners for the country and a main export. The region is less poor than other regions of

126-582: The country. It has the second-highest Human Development Index and the second-lowest incidence of extreme poverty according to World Bank data from 2018. Agadez had historically been one of the main centres of tourism in Niger, with visitors attracted by the desert scenery, archaeological sites and the Air Mountains. However Tuareg rebellions and activities of Islamist militants in Agadez region have severely reduced

140-670: The mid-8th century. From the mid-15th century to the early 20th, much of the region was under the control of the Sultanate of Agadez , except for a period when the area came under the rule of the Songhai Empire in the 1500s. The region suffered with the advent of French colonialism as power shifted away to the southwest; Tuareg disaffection with French rule resulted in the Kaocen revolt in 1916–17. This process continued following Niger's independence in 1960; local Tuareg saw little recompense from

154-485: The north, Chad ( Tibesti Region ) to the east, Diffa Region , Zinder Region , Tahoua Region and Maradi Region to the south, and Mali ( Kidal Region ) to the west. It is by far the largest region of the country, representing 52% of the total area of Niger. The region is dominated by the Sahara desert , and includes the vast Ténéré portion of that desert, as well as dune seas such as the Erg of Bilma . The Aïr Mountains ,

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168-481: The numbers of tourists, with most third party governments advising against travel to the region. Aderbissinat Aderbissinat is a department, town and commune in central Niger . As of 2012, the commune population was 35,320. It lies in the Sahel , the semi-arid, sparsely populated zone between the Sahara Desert to the north and the millet -growing savannah to the south. Raising goats, camels, and cattle

182-402: The tallest peaks in Niger, are also located here. The Djado Plateau is located in the far north. Agadez is the regional capital; other major settlements include Aderbissinat , Arlit , Assamakka , Bilma , Dirkou , Iferouane , In-Gall , Madama , Séguedine , Tchirozerine , Tegguiada In Tessoum and Timia . Agadez is subdivided into six departments Agadez has a large area but

196-683: The town lies on a major trans-Saharan route linking Algeria to Nigeria . The nearest cities are Agadez to the north and Zinder to the south. The mayor of Aderbissinat is Mohamed Echika , who has supported the Niger Project SNHM into the investigations into a new sauropod dinosaur Spinophorosaurus nigerensis . Mr Echika has also been a guest of honour at the Tribunal de las Aguas in Valencia, Spain in 2005, which has since become safeguarded by UNESCO. This Niger location article

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