Dalli, Tanout

Dalli (Dali) was a large town in the Zinder Region of Niger.[1] It is now mostly abandoned ruins as the Sahara and the Sahel continue to dry up.[2] As of 2011 census, the remaining inhabitants form three separate villages, one with 129 people (#22705), the second with 242 people (#22706),[3] and the third with 52 people (#22894).[4]

Dalli
Dali
town
Dalli is located in Niger
Dalli
Dalli
Location in Niger
Coordinates: 14°32′05″N 8°22′17″E
CountryNiger
RegionZinder
DepartmentTanout
MunicipalityTanout Commune
Population
 (2011)
  Total423
Time zoneUTC+1

The 2010 drought was particularly severe in Dalli.[5]

Notes

  1. Dali (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. Kröpelin, Stefan; et al. (2008). "Climate-Driven Ecosystem Succession in the Sahara: The Past 6000 Years" (PDF). Science. 320 (5877): 765–768. doi:10.1126/science.1154913. PMID 18467583. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2008.
  3. "Répertoire National des Communes (RENACOM): Enregistrements 22701 à 22710". Institut National de la Statistique du Niger. 2011. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012.
  4. "Répertoire National des Communes (RENACOM): Enregistrements 22891 à 22900". Institut National de la Statistique du Niger. 2011. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014.
  5. Nossiter, Adam (4 May 2010). "Famine Persists in Niger, but Denial Is Past". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 8 May 2010.
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