The Aïr Mountains or Aïr Massif (Tamajăq: Ayǝr; Hausa: Eastern Azbin, Western Abzin) is a triangular massif, located in northern Niger, within the Sahara...
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UNESCO's Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves include two parts: Aïr and Ténéré National Nature Reserve IUCN type IV Established 1 January 1988 64,560 km² Aïr and...
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Sultanate of Agadez (redirect from Aïr Sultanate)
of Aïr, Sultanate of Aïr, or Asben) was a Berber kingdom centered first in the city of Agadez (initially, in the village of Tadaliza) in the Aïr Mountains...
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said to be the Aïr Mountains in the west, the Hoggar Mountains in the north, the Djado Plateau in the northeast, the Tibesti Mountains in the east, and...
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Assodé was a town in the Aïr Mountains in what is now northern Niger. Founded around the eleventh century, it was long the most important Tuareg town...
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scholars producing a clearer definition. The Missions Berliet to the Aïr Mountains (Aïr Massif) in northern Niger produced the clearest definition prior to...
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northern Niger during the 1990s. He was born in the Tiden valley in the Aïr Mountains (nearby Agadez city) in 1949. He died in a plane crash in 1995, causing...
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Otago Blue Mountains (Niger), a mountain range near the Aïr Mountains in Niger Blue Mountains (Pacific Northwest), United States Blue Mountains (ecoregion)...
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cross-platform run-time system iPad Air, an Apple tablet MacBook Air, an Apple ultraportable laptop Aïr Mountains, a massif in northern Niger Sultanate...
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visual landmark on the desolate route between Adrar Bous in the northern Aïr Mountains, and the outpost of Chirfa on the edge of the Djado Plateau. Thierry...
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neolithic petroglyphs by unknown artists on the western side of the Aïr Mountains in north-central Niger. The carvings are 6 metres (20 ft) in height...
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the beginning of the 20th century, they were a dominant power in the Aïr Mountains of north central Niger. The Kel Awey have, like many Tuareg confederations...
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small town and commune in northern Niger, situated at an oasis in the Aïr Mountains, Agadez Region, Arlit Department. Visitors come to the Tuareg town to...
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revolt, a rebellion against French colonial rule of the area around the Aïr Mountains of northern Niger, during 1916–17. After the defeat of the revolt, Kaocen...
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Tuareg rebellion against French colonial rule of the area around the Aïr Mountains of northern Niger during 1916–17. Ag Mohammed Wau Teguidda Kaocen (1880–1919)...
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and southern Algeria, with populations in the Aïr Mountains, Tassili n'Ajjer, and the Hoggar Mountains. Most Kel Adagh derive from Noble and Warrior castes...
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Air Tamajeq (Tayərt) is a variety of Tuareg. It is spoken by the Tuareg people inhabiting the Aïr Mountains of the Agadez Region in Niger. Ethnologue...
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Aouderas (alt: Adharous, Auderas) is an oasis village in the Aïr Mountains of northeastern Niger, about 90 km (56 mi) north-northeast of the regional...
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pre-independence rebellions of Ag Mohammed Wau Teguidda Kaocen of the Aïr Mountains in 1914 (Kaocen Revolt) and the rising of Firhoun of Ikazkazan in 1911...
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Ayrmont, Ayr Mountains, or variation, may refer to: Aïr Mountains, Niger; a triangular massif bordering the Sahara desert Ayr Mountains, Kazakhstan USA...
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Iullemmeden Basin, is bordered by the Hoggar Mountains and their foothills in the north, the Aïr Mountains in the east, and the Adrar des Ifoghas in the...
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of that desert, as well as dune seas such as the Erg of Bilma. The Aïr Mountains, the tallest peaks in Niger, are also located here. The Djado Plateau...
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including the western Sahara, the central Ahaggar Mountains, the Tibesti Mountains, the Aïr Mountains, the Ténéré desert, and the Libyan Desert. For several...
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south central Niger, although they are known to have inhabited the Aïr Mountains prior to the 17th century. As pastoralists, the Kel Gress also have...
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northern Niger. It varies little from the Southern Tuareg languages of the Aïr Mountains, Azawagh and Adagh. The differences mostly consist of sound substitutions...
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confederation. In the 20th century, they have mostly been based in the Aïr Mountains of north central Niger. Tuareg society is traditionally structured around...
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stretches southwest from Fachi and the Tibesti Mountains. On the west it is bounded by the Aïr Mountains in north central Niger, and to the east it passes...
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Niger, built between the Sahara Desert and the eastern edge of the Aïr Mountains. It is 200 kilometers south by road from the border with Algeria. As...
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Wildlife of Niger (section Aïr and Ténéré Reserve)
African giraffe (Giraffa peralta). The Aïr and Ténéré Reserves of 80,000 square kilometres (31,000 sq mi) (Aïr is a massif and Ténéré is a desert area)...
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