Aguelhok

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Aguelhok
Aguelhok (Mali)
Aguelhok
Aguelhok
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 19°27′16″N 0°51′23″E / 19.45444, 0.85639
Country Mali
County Kidal Region

Aguelhok or Aguel'hoc is a Rural Commune in the north of Mali's Kidal Region that serves as the seat of its Arrondissement, in the Cercle of Tessalit.

[edit] Geography

A road in Aguelhok
A road in Aguelhok

Aguel'hoc is situated in the north of the Telemesi Valley. Located in the sandstone massif of the Adrar des Ifoghas, Aguel'hoc lies 430 km north of Gao and 150 km south of the Algerian border, in the full desert.

The area of the commune is approximately 22.000 km2, that is to say the equivalent of Belgium.

The commune has 11.000 inhabitant, of which 95% is Tuareg. The majority of the population have a nomadic lifestyle.

[edit] Administrative

Aguel'hoc includes the communes of Aguel'hoc, Tassidjimt, Ukinik, Telabit, Inakafel, Tamuscat, Matalmen, Tagharabat, Soran, Laway laway, Aslagh, and Inamzil.

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