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 Location in Mali
Coordinates: 19°56′55″N 2°58′04″E
Country	Mali
Region	Kidal Region
Cercle	Abeïbara Cercle
Area [1]
• Total	8,750 km^2 (3,380 sq mi)
Elevation	618 m (2,028 ft)
Population  (2009 census)[2]
• Total	2,300
• Density	0.26/km^2 (0.68/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+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.
2. Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kidal) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
3. fr:Tinzaouten

External links

• Le CARI (Centre d'Actions et de Réalisations Internationales), PAADAP Programme Agroecologique d'Appui au Developpement Agricole et Pastoral commune de Tin Zaouaten Adrar Des Iforas, Republique du Mali.