Araouane

Araouane or Arawan is a small village in the Malian part of the Sahara Desert, lying north of Timbuktu on the caravan route to the salt-mining centre of Taoudenni. The village once served as an entrepôt in the trans-Saharan trade.

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Place details

Locality: Araouane
Region: Taoudénit
Country: Mali
Population: 4,026
Timezone: Africa/Bamako

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Araouane
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mali
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Mali
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Mali
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Taoudénit Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Cercle
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Araouane Cercle
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Commune
Settlement.population_as_of: 2007
Settlement.population_total: 300
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title: Religions
Settlement.elevation_m: 288

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Elevation: 288

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History
Post-independence
Climate
Demographics
Famous residents
References
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==History== thumb|right|305px|Trade routes of the Western Sahara Desert c. 1000–1500. Goldfields are indicated by light brown shading: Bambuk, Bure, Lobi, and Akan. Between the 16th and the 19th centuries, Araouane acted as an entrepôt in the important trans-Sahara trade. In particular, the town of Araouane served as a storage depot for the merchants of Timbuktu to store their goods as they were in the process of preparation to resell to northern Saharan towns like Tuat and Ghadames. Under the Songhai Empire and Pashalik of Timbuktu, Araouane was governed similarly to Timbuktu; under a system of "Judgeship" held by erudite scholars with sweeping judicial, legislative, and executive powers.