Tahoua
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Tahoua | |
Children sit under the monument to the Festival of Tahoua | |
Location in Niger | |
Coordinates: | |
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Country | Niger |
Region | Tahoua Region |
Department | Tahoua Department |
Population (2004) | |
- Total | 99,000 |
Tahoua is a city in Niger and the administrative center of the Department of Tahoua. It has a population of 99,900 (2004). The city is primarily a market town for the surrounding agricultural area, and a meeting place for the Tuareg people from the north and the Fulani people from the south. Phosphates and gypsum are mined there as well.
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