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Taoudénit Region In Mali As Seen From Space By Sentinel-2

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
ESA
April 1, 2023
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Taoudénit Region In Mali As Seen From Space By Sentinel-2
Taoudénit Region, Mali (22.1°N 5.4°W), 26 Mar 2023
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Taoudénit Region, Mali (22.1°N 5.4°W), 26 Mar 2023

Taoudénit is a region of Mali legislatively created in 2012 from the northern part of Timbuktu Cercle in Tombouctou Region. Actual implementation of the region began on 19 January 2016 with the appointment of Abdoulaye Alkadi as the region’s governor.

The region is divided into six cercles: Achouratt, Al-Ourche, Araouane, Boudje-Béha, Foum-Alba and Taoudénit. The capital will be located at Taoudénit,[7] although the government is currently based in Timbuktu owing to the lack of infrastructure in Taoudénit.

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