Abalak
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Abalak or Abalagh () is a town located in the Tahoua Region, Abalak Department of northern Niger. It is both a town and Commune: a local administrative division. It is the seat (Chef-lieu) of Abalak Department, one of eight subdivisions of Tahoua Region. The town had a population of less than 74,719 at the 2012 census.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Abalak
- Settlement.other_name
- Abalagh
- Settlement.native_name
- ⴰⴱⴰⵍⴰⵗ
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Paysage Abalak Mapillary.jpg
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- Un-niger_Abalak_area.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Abalak and the towns of northwest Niger
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- Niger
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- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Niger
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- yes
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tahoua Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Abalak Department
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Commune
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Abalak Commune
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Abalak
- Population
- 12343
- Elevation
- 145
- Image
- Paysage Abalak.jpg
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- Abalak, Niger
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- Abalak
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Abalak or Abalagh () is a town located in the Tahoua Region, Abalak Department of northern Niger. It is both a town and Commune: a local administrative division. It is the seat (Chef-lieu) of Abalak Department, one of eight subdivisions of Tahoua Region. The town had a population of less than 74,719 at the 2012 census.
==Geography== Abalak lies near the northern extremity of the Sahel, bordering the Sahara. It also lies along the southern edge of the dry plains and fossilized river valleys which make up the Azawagh. The town itself lies in a seasonal wash — a kori (Hausa) or wadi (Arabic) — which retains underground water even during the long dry season.
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