Obitara
| Quartier d'Obitara Obitara district |
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|---|---|
| Coordinates | 16 ° 58 ′ N , 7 ° 59 ′ E |
| Basic data | |
| Country | Niger |
| Agadez | |
| department | Tchirozérine |
| ISO 3166-2 | NE-1 |
| Borough | Agadez |
| Residents | 5138 (2012) |
Obitara is a district of Agadez in Niger .
Obitara is one of eleven historic area of the UNESCO World Heritage counting old town of Agadez , the south-western outskirts it forms. The adjacent old town in the north is Amdit .
The place name means "market outside the city". The population is subordinate to the Gonto of Obitara, a traditional mayor who acts as a middleman between the Sultan of Agadez and the residents. The inhabitants of Obitara have the privilege to produce the battoti (singular: batta ), richly varied ornate leather containers, which are primarily used to store fragrances. Many of the craftsmen who make them are also marabouts .
The annual Mouloud celebration in honor of the Prophet Mohammed is celebrated in Agadez according to a constant scheme in different locations. On the morning of the second day of Mouloud, the Adani Mosque in Obitara is the center of the celebrations.
At the 2012 census, Obitara had 5,138 residents living in 864 households. At the 2001 census, the population was 4,383 in 699 households, and at the 1988 census, the population was 3,322 in 523 households.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Agadez. Plan de Gestion du center historique, 2012–2018. (PDF) Ministère de la Jeunesse, des Sports et de la Culture, January 2012, pp. 17–18 , accessed on January 30, 2018 (French).
- ↑ a b Aboubacar Adamou: Agadez et sa Région (= Études Nigériennes . No. 44 ). Pr. De Copédith, Paris 1979, p. 141 and 144 .
- ↑ Vanessa Fanjul Marlé: Inventaires communautaires: Boubon, Agadez et pratique de l'Habbanaé. (PDF) Gouvernement du Niger / UNESCO, 2016, p. 43 , accessed on February 4, 2018 (French).
- ↑ 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).
- ^ Répertoire National des Communes (RENACOM). (RAR file) Institut National de la Statistique, accessed November 8, 2010 (French).
- ↑ Recensement Général de la Population 1988: Répertoire National des Villages du Niger . Bureau Central de Recensement, Ministère du Plan, République du Niger, Niamey March 1991, p. 25 ( ceped.org [PDF; accessed January 31, 2018]). www.ceped.org ( Memento of the original dated January 31, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
