Dalli, Tanout
Dalli
Dali | |
|---|---|
town | |
  Dalli Location in Niger | |
| Coordinates: 14°32′05″N 8°22′17″E / 14.53472°N 8.37139°E | |
| Country | Niger |
| Region | Zinder |
| Department | Tanout |
| Municipality | Tanout Commune |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 423 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 |
Dalli (Dali) was a large town in the Zinder Region of Niger.[1] It is now mostly abandoned ruins as the Sahara and the Sahel continue to dry up.[2] As of 2011[update] census, the remaining inhabitants form three separate villages, one with 129 people (#22705), the second with 242 people (#22706),[3] and the third with 52 people (#22894).[4]
The 2010 drought was particularly severe in Dalli.[5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Dali (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ Kröpelin, Stefan; et al. (2008). "Climate-Driven Ecosystem Succession in the Sahara: The Past 6000 Years" (PDF). Science. 320 (5877): 765–768. doi:10.1126/science.1154913. PMID 18467583. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2008.
- ^ "Répertoire National des Communes (RENACOM): Enregistrements 22701 à 22710". Institut National de la Statistique du Niger. 2011. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Répertoire National des Communes (RENACOM): Enregistrements 22891 à 22900". Institut National de la Statistique du Niger. 2011. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014.
- ^ Nossiter, Adam (4 May 2010). "Famine Persists in Niger, but Denial Is Past". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 8 May 2010.