Place:Agadez, Agadez, Niger

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NameAgadez
Alt namesAgadessource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 10; Encyclopædia Britannica (1985) I, 138
Agadeèssource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Agadéssource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 10
TypeCity
Coordinates17.0°N 7.933°E
Located inAgadez, Niger     (1000 - )
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Agadez (Air Tamajeq: ⴰⴶⴰⴷⴰⵣ, Agadaz), formerly spelled Agadès, is the fifth largest city in Niger, with a population of 110,497 based on the 2012 census. The capital of Agadez Region, it lies in the Sahara desert, and is also the capital of Aïr, one of the traditional Tuareg–Berber federations. The historic centre of the town has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

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