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'''Aderbissinat''' is a town and commune in central [[Niger]]. As of 2011, the commune had a total population of 27,523 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stat-niger.org/statistique/file/Annuaires_Statistiques/Annuaire_ins_2011/population.pdf|title=Annuaires_Statistiques|publisher=[[Institut National de la Statistique du Niger|Institut National de la Statistique]]|access-date=2 May 2013}}</ref> It lies in the [[Sahel region|Sahel]], the semi-arid, sparsely populated zone between the [[Sahara Desert]] to the north and the [[millet]]-growing savannah to the south. Raising goats, camels, and cattle is the traditional livelihood for people in this region, which gets only a few weeks of rain per year. However, recurrent drought since the 1970s has caused the starvation of many animals. This has forced many previously nomadic and semi-nomadic people to settle in and around Aderbissinat and other Sahelian towns.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} Villages within Aderbissinat include [[Marendet]].
'''Aderbissinat''' is a town and commune in central [[Niger]]. As of 2011, the commune population was 27,523.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stat-niger.org/statistique/file/Annuaires_Statistiques/Annuaire_ins_2011/population.pdf|title=Annuaires_Statistiques|publisher=[[Institut National de la Statistique du Niger|Institut National de la Statistique]]|access-date=2 May 2013}}</ref> It lies in the [[Sahel region|Sahel]], the semi-arid, sparsely populated zone between the [[Sahara Desert]] to the north and the [[millet]]-growing savannah to the south. Raising goats, camels, and cattle is the traditional livelihood for people in this region, which gets only a few weeks of rain per year. However, recurrent drought since the 1970s has caused the starvation of many animals. This has forced many previously nomadic and semi-nomadic people to settle in and around Aderbissinat and other Sahelian towns.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} Villages within Aderbissinat include [[Marendet]].


Aderbissinat is ethnically and linguistically mixed, with residents of [[Hausa people|Hausa]], [[Tuareg people|Tuareg]]. Nomadic [[Fula people|Fula]] cattle-herders also come into town regularly to sell their wares. Although isolated, the town lies on a major [[Trans-Saharan trade|trans-Saharan route]] linking [[Algeria]] to [[Nigeria]]. The nearest cities are [[Agadez]] to the north and [[Zinder]] to the south.
Aderbissinat is ethnically and linguistically mixed, with residents of [[Hausa people|Hausa]], [[Tuareg people|Tuareg]]. Nomadic [[Fula people|Fula]] cattle-herders also come into town regularly to sell their wares. Although isolated, the town lies on a major [[Trans-Saharan trade|trans-Saharan route]] linking [[Algeria]] to [[Nigeria]]. The nearest cities are [[Agadez]] to the north and [[Zinder]] to the south.

Revision as of 16:37, 30 January 2024

Aderbissinat
Aderbissinat is located in Niger
Aderbissinat
Aderbissinat
Location in Niger
Coordinates: 15°37′12″N 7°53′32″E / 15.62000°N 7.89222°E / 15.62000; 7.89222
Country Niger
RegionAgadez Region
DepartmentTchirozerine
Elevation
456 m (1,496 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
27,523

Aderbissinat is a town and commune in central Niger. As of 2011, the commune population was 27,523.[1] It lies in the Sahel, the semi-arid, sparsely populated zone between the Sahara Desert to the north and the millet-growing savannah to the south. Raising goats, camels, and cattle is the traditional livelihood for people in this region, which gets only a few weeks of rain per year. However, recurrent drought since the 1970s has caused the starvation of many animals. This has forced many previously nomadic and semi-nomadic people to settle in and around Aderbissinat and other Sahelian towns.[citation needed] Villages within Aderbissinat include Marendet.

Aderbissinat is ethnically and linguistically mixed, with residents of Hausa, Tuareg. Nomadic Fula cattle-herders also come into town regularly to sell their wares. Although isolated, the town lies on a major trans-Saharan route linking Algeria to Nigeria. The nearest cities are Agadez to the north and Zinder to the south.

The mayor of Aderbissinat is Mohamed Echika, who has supported the Niger Project SNHM into the investigations into a new sauropod dinosaur Spinophorosaurus nigerensis.[2] Mr Echika has also been a guest of honour at the Tribunal de las Aguas in Valencia, Spain[3] in 2005, which has since become safeguarded by UNESCO.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Annuaires_Statistiques" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  2. ^ A New Basal Sauropod Dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Niger and the Early Evolution of Sauropoda
  3. ^ "Mohamed Echika, Primera Autoridad de Aderbisinat (Niger) 5-mayo-2005", El tribunal de las aguas Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage: The Tribunal of Waters, UNESCO Archived November 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine


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