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French paratroopers took the local airport and then were joined by French and
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Tuareg rebels defeated Malian government forces to take the village in 2012. Attempts by the Malian Air Force, using
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extends over an area of 30,000 square kilometres (12,000 sq mi) that is almost entirely desert. In the 2009 census the
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factory also contribute to the local economy, though these activities have been disrupted in recent decades by the
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Programme d'Appui au Développement des Régions du Nord: Guide de
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92:20.20111°N 1.01250°E
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350:Abdelmalek Droukdel
217:and village in the
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132:Kidal Region
1463:Intadjedite
1459:Intadjedite
1323:Tinzawatene
1319:Tinzawatene
1231:January 17,
1203:January 17,
352:on June 5,
95: /
33:and village
1479:Categories
1453:Tin-Essako
1449:Tin-Essako
1426:Timtaghène
1127:"Tessalit"
1102:"Tessalit"
1044:References
316:Timtaghene
307:, France.
163:Population
80:20°12′04″N
1131:HERE Maps
297:Tinariwen
273:terrorism
177:Time zone
1420:Aguelhoc
1416:Aguelhoc
1410:Tessalit
1406:Tessalit
1333:Boghassa
1329:Boghassa
1313:Abeïbara
1309:Abeïbara
1290:Capital:
1178:June 13,
984:Percent
979:2,661.8
889:Average
771:Average
536:(104.5)
531:(105.1)
526:(106.9)
521:(108.9)
516:(105.3)
486:(120.2)
476:(102.2)
471:(110.1)
466:(112.1)
461:(113.0)
456:(120.2)
451:(115.3)
446:(115.5)
441:(111.2)
436:(108.5)
431:(102.2)
348:(AQIM),
312:communes
231:Adjelhoc
211:Tessalit
198:Fortress
83:1°0′45″E
58:Tessalit
23:Tessalit
1137:17 June
1111:17 June
835:(0.02)
830:(0.01)
825:(0.04)
820:(0.46)
815:(1.03)
810:(0.65)
805:(0.24)
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686:(64.8)
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611:(86.9)
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506:(91.9)
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496:(80.2)
481:(96.1)
426:(96.8)
364:Climate
293:Tuaregs
277:Algeria
265:plaster
255:in the
239:commune
235:commune
108:Country
31:Commune
1485:Tuareg
1430:Inabag
1387:Essouk
1383:Essouk
1377:Anefif
1373:Anefif
1133:. HERE
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973:262.3
970:264.7
967:148.6
964:154.0
961:139.5
958:166.2
955:271.3
952:255.1
949:259.3
946:248.6
943:253.4
840:(2.7)
377:Month
261:gypsum
257:Sahara
139:Cercle
127:Region
117:
1367:Kidal
1363:Kidal
1293:Kidal
1222:(PDF)
1087:(PDF)
884:14.3
416:Year
253:oasis
213:is a
182:UTC+0
171:5,739
1233:2023
1205:2023
1180:2020
1139:2018
1113:2018
893:(%)
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878:0.2
875:0.4
872:2.5
869:5.1
866:3.3
863:1.2
860:0.7
857:0.2
854:0.2
851:0.1
848:0.2
838:68.5
818:11.6
813:26.1
808:16.6
744:12.9
739:14.0
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729:18.4
724:12.1
694:21.6
689:13.5
684:18.2
679:23.6
674:26.7
669:27.1
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659:28.9
654:25.8
649:21.8
644:18.0
639:15.0
634:12.6
624:28.7
619:20.3
614:25.1
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604:33.5
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579:29.4
574:25.7
569:22.5
564:19.7
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549:27.1
544:31.9
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509:37.0
504:33.3
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424:36.0
413:Dec
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407:Oct
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398:Jul
395:Jun
392:May
389:Apr
386:Mar
383:Feb
380:Jan
354:2020
340:2020
271:and
223:Mali
206:Well
150:Area
120:Mali
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1023:71
1020:79
1017:74
1014:41
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