Agadez Region
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Agadez Region is one of the seven regions of Niger. At 667,799 square kilometres, it covers more than half of Niger's land area, and is the largest region in the country, as well as the largest Africa
Desert near Arakao
The Aïr Mountains near Timia
Niger
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Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south, Benin and Burkina
Agadez Region
…Agadez Region Desert near Arakao Location within Niger Coordinates: Country Niger Capital Agadez Government • Governor Sadou Soloké Area • Total 667,799 km2 (257,839 sq mi) Population (2012 census) • Total 487,620 • Density 0.73019/km2…
Rock engraving showing herds of giraffe, ibex, and other animals in the southern Sahara near Tiguidit, Niger
The Grand Mosque of Agadez
Overlooking the town of Zinder and the Sultan's Palace from the French fort (1906). The arrival of the French spelled an end for precolonial states like the Sultanate of Damagaram which carried on only as ceremonial "chiefs" appointed by the colonial government.
French West Africa in 1949