Aderbissinat Explained

Official Name:Aderbissinat
Settlement Type:Commune
Pushpin Map:Niger
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Niger
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Niger
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Agadez Region
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Tchirozerine
Area Total Km2:51,358
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:35,320
Population Urban:4,672
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:15.62°N 7.8922°W
Elevation M:456

Aderbissinat is a department, town and commune in central Niger. As of 2012, the commune population was 35,320.[1] It lies in the Sahel, the semi-arid, sparsely populated zone between the Sahara Desert to the north and the millet-growing savannah to the south. Raising goats, camels, and cattle is the traditional livelihood for people in this region, which gets only a few weeks of rain per year. However, recurrent drought since the 1970s has caused the starvation of many animals. This has forced many previously nomadic and semi-nomadic people to settle in and around Aderbissinat and other Sahelian towns. Villages within Aderbissinat include Marendet.

Aderbissinat is ethnically and linguistically mixed, with residents of Hausa, Tuareg. Nomadic Fula cattle-herders also come into town regularly to sell their wares. Although isolated, the town lies on a major trans-Saharan route linking Algeria to Nigeria. The nearest cities are Agadez to the north and Zinder to the south.

The mayor of Aderbissinat is Mohamed Echika, who has supported the Niger Project SNHM into the investigations into a new sauropod dinosaur Spinophorosaurus nigerensis.[2] Mr Echika has also been a guest of honour at the Tribunal de las Aguas in Valencia, Spain[3] in 2005, which has since become safeguarded by UNESCO.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aderbissinat (Commune, Niger) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-02-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
  2. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0006924 A New Basal Sauropod Dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Niger and the Early Evolution of Sauropoda
  3. http://www.tribunaldelasaguas.com/el%20tribunal6.html "Mohamed Echika, Primera Autoridad de Aderbisinat (Niger) 5-mayo-2005", El tribunal de las aguas
  4. http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/doc/src/00171-Nomination_form.doc Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage: The Tribunal of Waters, UNESCO