Table of the Cross of Agadez with "Téra-téra" on both sides of the shield ("Tera-Téra" is a type of interwoven cloth strips native to the Zarma/Songhai) and a Niger coloured map on top.
The Cross of Agadez
The Agadez Cross (also Agadès Cross, Cross of Niger, French: Croix d’Agadez) is the most popular category of Saharan Berber jewelry made especially by the Tuareg people of Niger. Only a few of these pieces of jewelry exactly resemble a cross. For most of them, it is a pendant with a varied silhouette, related either to a cross (tanaghilt), or to a form of plate or shield (talhakim). The former is made of stone or copper. The blacksmiths generally use silver and the so-called "lost wax" casting process without ever hammering the metal.[1][2][3][4]
The AgadezCross (also Agadès Cross, Cross of Niger, French: Croix d’Agadez) is the most popular category of Saharan Berber jewelry made especially by...
Loughran (2006), The cross of Agadez as a national and political symbol, pp. 258- 261 Seligman and Loughran (2006), The cross of Agadez, pp. 251–265 Prussin...
attacks perpetrated by Islamist affiliates targeted the two Niger towns of Agadez and Arlit, the first being a military base the other a French-owned and...
parts of its territory became included in states such as the Sultanate of Agadez and the Songhai Empire. It was colonized by France during the Scramble for...
struck from bronze. The obverse bore the relief image of an Agadezcross (Southern cross) surrounded by the inscription also in relief "RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE"...
project of food distribution to pregnant and breastfeeding women in the Agadez and Zinder areas. According to the Chief Commissioner, Yazi Oumarou, with...
Moctar (also M.dou Mouktar), is a Tuareg songwriter and musician based in Agadez, Niger, who performs modern rock music inspired by Tuareg guitar music....
was celebrated with a "Flame of Peace" in which weapons were burned in Agadez on 25 September 2000, a date that is also commemorated each year in some...
jewellery is remarkable for the so-called Cross of Agadez, even though only few of these pieces actually resemble a cross. Most are worn as pendants with varied...
the Sahara, with an especially large population in and around the town of Agadez. Other Hausa have also moved to large coastal cities in the region such...
he embarked on a series of campaigns against the Mossi, the Sultanate of Agadez, and the Kanem-Borno empire. In 1501 he defeated the son of the Mansa Mahmud...
2017, when the Nigerien government arrested three of its top leaders in Agadez, namely secretary-general Bulmay, spokesman Ahmat Yacoub Adam, and external...
exclusively in Africa for the first time, with the route running from Dakar to Agadez, Niger and back to Dakar. Citroën's withdrawal due to a rule change paved...
Paix" ceremonial 'Burning of Weapons' by the rebel and government forces in Agadez forced the first Cure Salée following the final peace deals to be hastily...
First Libyan Civil War. After the end of the Fezzan campaign, he fled to Agadez and helped other Gaddafi loyalists, most notably air force commander Ali...
Regions of Niger Departments of Niger Communes of Niger Regions of Niger Agadez Region Diffa Region Dosso Region Maradi Region Tahoua Region Tillabéri Region...
[citation needed] Music of Niger includes the guitar music of the Tuaregs of Agadez as performed by Group Inerane, Group Bombino and others.[citation needed]...
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