Taoudénit, Mali · Africa
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Population
Africa
Continent
Bamako
Timezone
ML
Country Code
Taoudenni (also Taoudeni, Taoudénit, Taudeni, Berber languages: Tawdenni, Arabic: تودني) is a remote salt mining center in the desert region of northern Mali, 664 km (413 mi) north of Timbuktu. It is the capital of Taoudénit Region. The salt is dug by hand from the bed of an ancient salt lake, cut into slabs, and transported either by truck or by camel to Timbuktu. The camel caravans (azalai) from Taoudenni are some of the last that still operate in the Sahara Desert. In the late 1960s, during t...
Coordinates
22.6769°, -3.9792°
Region/State
Taoudénit
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Country
Mali
Region
Taoudénit
Timezone
Africa/Bamako
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