Tinzaouaten

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Tinzaouaten
Commune and village
Tinzaouaten is located in Mali
Tinzaouaten
Tinzaouaten
Location in Mali
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Country  Mali
Region Kidal Region
Cercle Abeïbara Cercle
Area[1]
 • Total 8,750 km2 (3,380 sq mi)
Elevation 618 m (2,028 ft)
Population (2009 census)[2]
 • Total 2,300
 • Density 0.26/km2 (0.68/sq mi)
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)

Tinzaouaten (var. Tinzawatene and Tin-Zaouatene) is a Saharan rural commune in the far northeast of Mali on the Algerian border. The commune is in the Abeïbara Cercle of the Kidal Region. It included a stop on a trans-Saharan trade route and a military post on the frontier under the French colonial regime. In 2009 the 8,000 square kilometer commune had a population of 2,300, most of whom are nomadic Tuareg.[1] The Algerian settlement of Tinzaouten is on the Algerian side of the border.[3]

References

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  3. fr:Tinzaouten

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