Timtaghène Explained

Timtaghène
Settlement Type:Commune
Pushpin Map:Mali
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Label:Inabag
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Inabag in Mali
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mali
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kidal Region
Subdivision Type2:Cercle
Subdivision Name2:Tessalit Cercle
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:30000
Population As Of:2009
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2470
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:19.4667°N -11°W

Timtaghène is a rural commune in the Cercle of Tessalit in the Kidal Region of north-eastern Mali. The main village (chef-lieu) of the commune is Inabag[3] which is 212km (132miles) due west of Aguelhok, 242km (150miles) southwest of Tessalit and 357km (222miles) northeast of Timbuktu. In the census of 2009 the commune had a population of 2,470. The commune is entirely desert and covers an area of approximately 30,000 km2, but it includes the settlements of Alybadine, Darassal, Tadjoudjoult, Tachrak, Tawhoutène, Tin Kar (Timétrine) and Teghaw-Ghawen.[4]

The village of Inabag is located near the well marked as Mabroûk on maps published by Institute Géographique National in Paris.

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