Assamaka
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Assamaka is a remote desert town in northern Niger that serves as a key border crossing and transit point between Niger and Algeria.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Agadez Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderControlFunction |
entry point from Algeria into Niger
ⓘ
exit point from Niger to Algeria ⓘ |
| borderCrossingFor |
goods
ⓘ
people ⓘ vehicles ⓘ |
| borderType | international land border ⓘ |
| borderWith | Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
informal trade
ⓘ
transport services ⓘ |
| environmentalCondition | arid ⓘ |
| environmentalRisk |
extreme heat
ⓘ
sandstorms ⓘ |
| function |
key border crossing between Niger and Algeria
ⓘ
key transit point between Niger and Algeria ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance | important node on Niger–Algeria corridor ⓘ |
| humanitarianContext | location of humanitarian assistance for migrants ⓘ |
| infrastructureCharacteristic | remote ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Arabic (as a regional lingua franca)
ⓘ
Hausa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamasheq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDesert | Sahara Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPartOfCountry | northern Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Agadez Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNearBorderWith | Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRoute | migration route between sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa ⓘ |
| migrationPolicyContext | site of migrant returns from Algeria to Niger ⓘ |
| nearbyCountry | Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Agadez Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| roadConnection | connected by road to Arlit, Niger ⓘ |
| role |
border crossing
ⓘ
transit point ⓘ |
| securityContext | area affected by Sahel regional insecurity ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Republic of Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subregion | Sahel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrainType | desert ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+1 ⓘ |
| transportRole | road border post ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cross-border trade
ⓘ
migration transit ⓘ |
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