Tchin-Tabaraden

Tchintabaraden

Tchintabaraden

Commune in Tahoua Region, Niger

Tchintabaraden (var. Tchin-Tabaraden, Tchin Tabaraden) is a town and commune located in the Azawagh area of Niger, in the north of the Tahoua Region. It is the capital of the region's Tchintabaraden Department. It is the market center for the Iwellemmedan Tuareg. The first insurrectionist movement for the autonomy of Tenere, the Tuareg region in central-north and western Niger, began here and in nearby Abalagh in 1985. In the neighboring oasis of In-Gall, the Cure Salee, or "the festival of the nomads", is held annually.

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The name means "valley of the young girls".[1] It was so named due to the former practice of all of the young women and girls going to the large well in town to draw water daily. With running water, this is no longer a needed ritual.[citation needed]

As of 2012, it had a population of 79,889.[2]

15.898°N 5.803°E / 15.898; 5.803

References

  1. [1]
    Hsain Ilahiane (27 March 2017). "Historical Dictionary of the Berbers (Imazighen)" (2nd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. p. 198. ISBN 978-1-4422-8181-3.
  2. [2]
    "Tchintabaraden (Commune, Niger) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-21.


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