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Agadez
اغادیز
View of Agadez, from a minaret (1997)
View of Agadez, from a minaret (1997)
Agadez is located in Niger
Agadez
Agadez
Coordinates: 16°58′20″N 07°59′27″E / 16.97222°N 7.99083°E / 16.97222; 7.99083
CountryAgadez Niger
RegionAgadez Region
DepartmentTchirozerine Department
CommuneAgadez
Sultanate1449 CE
Government
 • MayorRhissa Feltou
Elevation
520 m (1,710 ft)
Population
 (2012 census)
 • Total110,497
Time zoneUTC+1
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official nameHistoric Centre of Agadez
CriteriaCultural: ii, iii
Reference1268
Inscription2013 (37th Session)
Area77.6 ha
Buffer zone98.1 ha

Agadez (Air Tamajeq: ⴰⴶⴰⴷⴰⵣ, Agadaz), formerly spelled Agadès,[1] is the fifth largest city in Niger, with a population of 110,497 based on the 2012 census.[2] The capital of Agadez Region, it lies in the Sahara desert, and is also the capital of Aïr, one of the traditional Tuareg–Berber federations. The historic centre of the town has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

  1. ^ "Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Air" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 442.
  2. ^ "Annuaires_Statistiques" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique du Niger. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2013.

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Adobe

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