Dirkou
Dirkou
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  Dirkou Location in Niger | |
| Coordinates:19°2′0″N12°54′12″E/ 19.03333°N 12.90333°E | |
| Country |  Niger |
| Region | Agadez Region |
| Department | Bilma Department |
| Commune | Dirkou |
| Elevation | 1,601 ft (487 m) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 14,998 |
| Time zone | UTC+1(WAT) |
Dirkouis a town in theBilma Department,Agadez Regionof north-easternNiger.It lies in the northernKaouarescarpment, a north–south line of cliffs which form an isolated oasis in theSaharadesert. As of 2011, the commune had a total population of 14,998 people.[1]Apart from the main city of Dirkou, the rural communities ofAchénouma,Aney, and Emi Tchouma lie within the borders of the commune.[2]
The town is just south ofSéguédine,and around 90 km north of Departmental capitalBilma.While isolated in modern Niger, it once lay on the important central soudan route of theTrans-Saharan tradewhich linked coastalLibyaand theFezzanto theKanem–Bornu EmpirenearLake Chad.Its population is made up primarily of traditionally sedentaryKanuri people,as well as semi-nomadicTuaregandToubou people.[3][4]
TheCentral Intelligence Agencyoperates an armed drone base near Dirkou, targeting Islamic State militants in southern Libya.[5]
Transport
[edit]The town is served byDirkou Airport.It is on the route some migrants have taken from Niger toLibya.[6]
References
[edit]- ^"Annuaires_Statistiques"(PDF).Institut National de la Statistique.Retrieved2 May2013.
- ^"Dirkou · Niger".Dirkou · Niger.Retrieved2021-12-17.
- ^Decalo, Samuel (1997).Historical Dictionary of the Niger (3rd ed.).Boston & Folkestone: Scarecrow Press.ISBN0-8108-3136-8.
- ^Geels, Jolijn (2006).Niger.Chalfont St Peter, Bucks / Guilford, Connecticut: Bradt UK / Globe Pequot Press.ISBN978-1-84162-152-4.
- ^The New York Times(September 10, 2018)."How a C.I.A. Drone Base Grew in Niger's Desert".YouTube.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-15.
- ^"Over 40 people 'die of thirst' in Sahara Desert".BBC News.June 1, 2017.RetrievedJune 3,2017.
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