Arlit

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Arlit

Total population

112,432

Elevation425 m

Land area625 km²

Coordinates18.74°, 7.39°

Demographic figures from INS Niger. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Amadou Moutari

Nigerien footballer

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Issa Modibo Sidibé

Nigerien footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Niger

• Haba
  851.3 mi away
• Kayo
  854.4 mi away
• Poa
  857.1 mi away
• Oyo
  881 mi away
• Balel
  905.2 mi away
• Wli- Gbégamé
  952.8 mi away
• Tena
  967 mi away
• Akom
  1119.1 mi away
• Ando'o
  1121.2 mi away
• Biboulemam
  1122.5 mi away
• Aloum
  1122.9 mi away
• Elon
  1123.6 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Arlit

Search results from Open Library.

Gallery

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