Tezirzaït, the Glossary
Tezirzaït (var. Tazerzait, Tezirzayt, Tezirzik) is a village in the Aïr Massif of northern Niger.[1]
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13 relations: Aïr Mountains, Agadez, Areva, Arlit, Kel Owey, Mikoyan, Niger, Niger Movement for Justice, Ténéré, Temet, Tuareg people, Tuareg rebellion (2007–2009), 2007 Tezerzaït attack.
- Agadez Region
Aïr Mountains
The Aïr Mountains or Aïr Massif (Tamajăq: Ayǝr; Hausa: Eastern Azbin, Western Abzin) is a triangular massif, located in northern Niger, within the Sahara. Tezirzaït and Aïr Mountains are Agadez Region.
See Tezirzaït and Aïr Mountains
Agadez
Agadez (Air Tamajeq: ⴰⴶⴰⴷⴰⵣ, Agadaz), formerly spelled Agadès, is the fifth largest city in Niger, with a population of 110,497 based on the 2012 census. Tezirzaït and Agadez are Agadez Region.
Areva
Areva S.A. is a French multinational group specializing in nuclear power headquartered in Courbevoie, France.
Arlit
Arlit is an industrial town and capital of the Arlit Department of the Agadez Region of northern-central Niger, built between the Sahara Desert and the eastern edge of the Aïr Mountains. Tezirzaït and Arlit are Agadez Region.
Kel Owey
The Kel Awey (var. Kel Owi, Kel Ewey form People of the Bull) are a Tuareg clan confederation.
Mikoyan
Russian Aircraft Corporation "MiG" (Rossiyskaya samolyotostroitel'naya korporatsiya "MiG"), commonly known as Mikoyan and MiG, is a Russian aerospace and defence company headquartered in Begovoy District, Moscow.
Niger
Niger or the Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a country in West Africa.
Niger Movement for Justice
The Nigerien's Movement for Justice (French: Mouvement des Nigériens pour la justice, MNJ) is a largely ethnic Tuareg militant group based in northern Niger.
See Tezirzaït and Niger Movement for Justice
Ténéré
The Ténéré (Tuareg: Tenere, literally: "desert") is a desert region in south central Sahara.
Temet
Temet is the second studio album by Tuareg band Imarhan, released on the German City Slang label in 2018.
Tuareg people
The Tuareg people (also spelled Twareg or Touareg; endonym: Imuhaɣ/Imušaɣ/Imašeɣăn/Imajeɣăn) are a large Berber ethnic group, traditionally nomadic pastoralists, who principally inhabit the Sahara in a vast area stretching from far southwestern Libya to southern Algeria, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, as far as northern Nigeria.
See Tezirzaït and Tuareg people
Tuareg rebellion (2007–2009)
The 2007-2009 Tuareg rebellion was an insurgency that began in February 2007 amongst elements of the Tuareg people living in the Sahara desert regions of northern Mali and Niger.
See Tezirzaït and Tuareg rebellion (2007–2009)
2007 Tezerzaït attack
On June 22, 2007, the Niger Movement for Justice attacked Nigerien government positions in Tezirzaït, Niger.
See Tezirzaït and 2007 Tezerzaït attack
See also
Agadez Region
- Aïr Mountains
- Afassa
- Agadez
- Agadez Region
- Agadez and Arlit attacks
- Aguelal
- Aouderas
- Arlit
- Arlit Department
- Assaouas Formation
- Assarara
- Bilma Department
- Dinosaur deposits of Niger
- Djado
- Echkar Formation
- Elok
- Fachi
- Goûgaram
- Historic Centre of Agadez
- I-n-Azaoua
- Iferouane Department
- Inignaouei
- Irhazer Shale
- Mont Idoukal-n-Taghès
- Niger Air Base 201
- Oubandawaki Makiani
- RTA (Niger)
- Sidaouet
- Sultanate of Agadez
- Taggafadi
- Tarhmert
- Tchintoulous
- Tchirozerine Department
- Tegguiada In Tessoum
- Teouat
- Tezirzaït
- Timia
- Tiourarén Formation
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tezirzaït
Also known as Battle of Tezirzait, Battle of Tezirzaït (2008).