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 تين ظواتين | |
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Commune and village | |
  Tinzaouaten Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 19°56′55″N 2°58′04″E / 19.94861°N 2.96778°E | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Kidal Region |
| Cercle | Abeïbara Cercle |
| Area | |
| • 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 | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Tinzaouaten is the headquarters of the Al-Qaeda-associated terrorist group Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin.[4]
References
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.