Abalan (Agadez)

Quartier d'Abalan Abalan district
Coordinates	16 ° 59 ′  N , 7 ° 58 ′  E Coordinates: 16 ° 59 ′  N , 7 ° 58 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Niger
region	Agadez
department	Tchirozérine
Borough	Agadez
Residents	4385 (2012)

Abalan (also Abalène ) is a district of Agadez in Niger .

The settlement is located outside the historical center of Agadez on the northwestern periphery of the city. Abalan was founded at the beginning of the 20th century by a Tuareg leader from the Algerian Hoggar , who let his exceptionally small and hairy camels graze here. This is where the place name Abalan comes from, which means “small and hairy” in the Tuareg language . Due to severe droughts, the original nomad camp became a permanent settlement.

The neighborhood is a center of traditional tanning , known as jima fata . The animal skins are treated with the fruits of the Arabian gum acacia , among other things .

At the 2012 census, Abalan had 4,385 residents who lived in 754 households. At the 2001 census, the population was 883 in 141 households.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Histoire d'Abalan. Association des Amis de l'Ecole d'Abalan, accessed February 4, 2018 (French). 
2. ↑ Vanessa Fanjul Marlé: Inventaires communautaires: Boubon, Agadez et pratique de l'Habbanaé. (PDF) Gouvernement du Niger / UNESCO, 2016, p. 47 , accessed on February 4, 2018 (French). 
3. ↑ Répertoire National des localites (ReNaLoc). (RAR) Institut National de la Statistique de la République du Niger, July 2014, p. 19 , accessed on 7 August 2015 (French). 
4. ^ Répertoire National des Communes (RENACOM). (RAR file) Institut National de la Statistique, accessed November 8, 2010 (French).