Azawad

Also known as Islamic State of Azawad

thumb|Map of Azawad, as claimed by the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad|MNLA. Dark grey dots indicate regions with a Tuareg majority. The west is mainly inhabited by Maures, and the south by sub-Saharan peoples. Azawad, or Azawagh (Tuareg: Azawaɣ, or Azawad; ), was a short-lived unrecognised state lasting between 2012 and 2013. The Azawadi declaration of independence was declared unilaterally by the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) in 2012, after a Tuareg rebellion drove the Malian Armed Forces from the region.

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Azawad was a territory in northern Mali that declared independence in 2012 after Tuareg rebels drove out the Malian military, but the state was never internationally recognized and lasted only until 2013. The region, claimed by the independence movement MNLA, is historically inhabited by Tuareg people and other ethnic groups, though the declaration of independence was contested and ultimately unsuccessful.

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Key facts

Country.common_name: Azawad / Azawagh
Country.conventional_long_name: Azawad
Country.status: Unrecognized state
Country.p1: Mali
Country.flag_p1: Flag of Mali.svg
Country.s1: Mali
Country.flag_s1: Flag of Mali.svg
Country.image_flag: MNLA flag.svg
Country.flag_alt: Flag of Azawad
Country.flag: Flag of Azawad
Country.symbol_type: Coat of arms
Country.image_map: Azawad (orthographic projection).svg
Country.alt_map: Projection of Azawad in green and southern Mali in dark grey
Country.map_caption: Azawad, as claimed by the MNLA, in green, with southern Mali in dark grey
Country.capital: Timbuktu Gao
Country.largest_city: Gao
Country.common_languages: FrenchFulaHassaniya ArabicSonghayTamasheq
Country.era: Northern Mali conflict

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Wikidata facts

Official name: État indépendant de l’Azawad
Population: 3000000
Area: 932490
Official website: www.mnlamov.net
Dialing code: 223

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Commons category: Azawad
inception: 2012-04-06
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2013-00-00
native label: État indépendant de l’Azawad

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Contents

Name
History
Under Malian rule
Independence War
Unilateral declaration of independence
Northern Mali conflict
Peace deal
Continued insurgency
2017
Geography
Politics
Administrative divisions
Demographics
Ethnic groups
Languages
Religion
Humanitarian situation
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

Azawad, as claimed by the MNLA, comprised the Malian regions of Timbuktu (including present-day Taoudénit Region), Kidal, Gao, as well as a part of Mopti Region, encompassing about 60 percent of Mali's total land area. Gao is its largest city and served as the temporary capital, while Timbuktu is the second-largest city, and was intended to be the capital by the independence forces.