Agadez

Agadez is a historic city in northern Niger, capital of the Agadez region and gateway to the Ténéré desert. A UNESCO World Heritage site, it is the administrative and economic center of the operating area of Les Puits du Désert (Tidène valley, located 90 km further north).

Details

• Population: ~120,000 inhabitants
• UNESCO heritage since 2013 (historic center, great mosque)
• Historic crossroads of trans-Saharan routes
• Politically sensitive region — humanitarian aid goes through local NGO (Tidène)

Related terms

• Tidène Valley — The Tidène Valley is a valley of the Aïr massif, located in the Agadez region of northern Niger, about 90 km north of the city of Agadez.
• Tuareg — The Tuareg (or Kel Tamasheq) are a Berber nomadic people of the central Sahara, mainly present in Niger, Mali, Algeria, Libya and Burkina Faso.