Tinzaouaten

Tinzaouaten (var. Tinzawatene and Tin-Zaouatene, Arabic: تين ظواتين) 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]

Tinzaouaten
تين ظواتين
Commune and village
Tinzaouaten is located in Mali
Tinzaouaten
Tinzaouaten
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 19°56′55″N 2°58′04″E
Country Mali
RegionKidal Region
CercleAbeïbara Cercle
Area
[1]
 • Total8,750 km2 (3,380 sq mi)
Elevation
618 m (2,028 ft)
Population
 (2009 census)[2]
 • Total2,300
 • Density0.26/km2 (0.68/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

References
  1. Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale Tinzawatene 2007-2011 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2007, archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-09-18, retrieved 2012-05-02.
  2. Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kidal) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-07-27, retrieved 2012-05-02.
  3. fr:Tinzaouten
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