Azawad
E776638
Azawad is a sparsely populated, largely desert region in northern Mali known for its Tuareg population, historic trade routes, and recurring separatist movements.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Azawad region | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MNLA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Algeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ Mauritania NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Gao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| colonialPower | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Northern Mali conflict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tuareg rebellions in Mali ⓘ |
| country | Mali ⓘ |
| crossedByRiver | Niger River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declaredIndependenceFrom | Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declaredIndependenceOn | 2012-04-06 ⓘ |
| deFactoLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
French ⓘ Songhai languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamasheq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorEthnicGroup |
Arab communities
ⓘ
Fulani people NERFINISHED ⓘ Songhai people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuareg people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeparatistMovement | Tuareg independence movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeparatistOrganization | National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEmpire |
Mali Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Songhai Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyKnownFor |
caravan routes
ⓘ
salt trade ⓘ trans-Saharan trade routes ⓘ |
| includesCity |
Gao
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kidal NERFINISHED ⓘ Ménaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Taoudenni NERFINISHED ⓘ Timbuktu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestCity | Gao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sahara Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAfterIndependence | Republic of Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationDensity | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | no sovereign state ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| statusOfIndependence | not internationally recognized ⓘ |
| terrain |
desert
ⓘ
semi-arid steppe ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+0 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Adrar des Ifoghas
this entity surface form:
Azawad region