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Azawad (orthographic projection)
Azawad, i Africa, in green. The rest of Mali is shown in dark grey.
MNLA flag
The flag of Azawad

Azawad is the name for the northern part of Mali. The name translates to Savannah. The region is mostly desert-like. Between 2012 and 2013 it was independent from Mali. It is split into the regions Timbuktu, Gao, and Kidal. The territorry has a size of about 882,000 square kilometres (341,000 sq mi). The biggest cities are Gao with about 87.000 people, and Timbuktu with about 55.000.

Images for kids

  • Azawad in context

    Map of Azawad, as claimed by the MNLA. Dark grey dots indicate regions with a Tuareg majority. The west is mainly inhabited by Moors, and the south by sub-Saharan peoples.

  • Touaregs at the Festival au Desert near Timbuktu, Mali 2012

    Tuaregs at the January 2012 Festival au Désert in Timbuktu, just before the MNLA launched the Azawadi rebellion later in the same month

  • Les rebelles touaregs joignent leurs forces dans le nord du Mali (8248043080)

    Azawad separatists, December 2012

  • Une guelta, près d'Oubankort dans l'Adrar des Ifoghas

    A guelta in Adrar des Ifoghas

  • Timbuktu 1950 Ethnics figures azawad

    Timbuktu census in 1950

  • Gao 1950 Ethnics figures azawad

    Gao (which includes Kidal) census in 1950

  • Kidal

    Bilingual traffic sign (left side in Tifinagh: "kdl")

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Azawad para niños

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