Tessalit is a rural commune and village in the Kidal Region of Mali. The village is the administrative centre of Tessalit Cercle (district). The village lies 85 kilometres (53 mi) north of Adjelhoc and about 70 kilometres (43 mi) from the Algerian border. The commune extends over an area of 30,000 square kilometres (12,000 sq mi) that is almost entirely desert. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 5,739.[2]
It is served by Tessalit Airport.
Tessalit is an oasis in the Sahara desert and a stop for trans-Saharan travellers. A gypsum deposit and a plaster factory also contribute to the local economy, though these activities have been disrupted in recent decades by the Tuareg Rebellions and terrorism in neighboring Algeria.
The Malian government have a military base at the village of Tessalit.[3][4]
Tessalit is situated in the mountain range of Adrar des Ifoghas. It is primarily populated by Tuaregs and is the home of the musical group Tinariwen as well as the poet Souéloum Diagho. The village is twinned with Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France.[citation needed]
The cercle of Tessalit contains the communes of Tessalit, Adjelhoc, and Timtaghene.
^Programme d'Appui au Développement des Régions du Nord: Guide de Collecte des Données Cercle de Tessalit (in French), Ministère de l'Administration Territoriale et des Collectivités Locales. République du Mali., 2007, archived from the original on 2012-07-20.
^ abResultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kidal)(PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
^"Tessalit". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
^"Tessalit". HERE Maps. HERE. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
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