Arlit

thumb|300px|Map of the southern Aïr Mountains thumb|Map of southern Algeria and surrounding area, Arlit is at the bottom right

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Arlit
Settlement.image_skyline: MineArlit1.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 280px
Settlement.image_caption: The open pit Uranium Mine at Arlit
Settlement.pushpin_map: Niger
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 280
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Niger
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Agadez Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Seat
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Arlit Department
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1,247
Settlement.population_as_of: 2012 census
Settlement.population_total: 112432
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Population: 67398
Elevation: 425
Image: Niger, Arlit (18), street scene.jpg

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Uranium industry
Boom, bust and recovery
Environmental impact
"Yellowcake" controversy
Military base
Transportation
In popular culture
Geology
Climate
See also
References
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thumb|300px|Map of the southern Aïr Mountains thumb|Map of southern Algeria and surrounding area, Arlit is at the bottom right

Arlit is an industrial town and capital of the Arlit Department of the Agadez Region of northern-central Niger, built between the Sahara Desert and the eastern edge of the Aïr Mountains. It is 200 kilometers south by road from the border with Algeria. As of 2012, the commune had a total population of 79,725 people.