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The Adrar des Ifoghas (also Adrar des Iforas; Tamasheq: ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵉⴼⵓⵖⴰⵙ in Tifinagh; Adrar n Ifoghas; Arabic: أدرار إيفوغاس Ifoghas' Mountains) is a massif located in the Kidal Region of Mali, reaching into Algeria. It has an area of around 250,000 square kilometers (97,000 square miles).

Adrar des Ifoghas
Adrar n Ifoghas
View of a guelta near Oubankort
Highest point
Elevation890 m (2,920 ft)
Geography
Topographic map of the Kidal Region
LocationCentral Sahara
CountriesMali and Algeria
Regions/ProvincesKidal Region, Tamanrasset and Adrar

Geography


The Adrar des Ifoghas area is characterized by wide, shallow valleys and is strewn with piles of eroded granite blocks. The massif's valleys open to the Tamesna plain on the east, to the Telemsi fosse on the west, to the western basin of the Azaouak valley on the south and to the Tanezrouft on the north. Settlements of the area include Kidal, Aguel'hoc, Boghassa, Essouk and Tessalit.

The Adrar des Ifoghas is known locally as "Adagh". "Adrar" is the Berber word for mountain, while "Ifogha" is the name of an aristocratic Tuareg clan, "Kel Ifoghas", who have dominated the region for generations. Like most Tuareg, the Kel Ifoghas are nomadic, raising camels, goats and sheep for sustenance and for sale.

The area is rich in archaeological remains, particularly rock drawings which depict men hunting, farming and cattle-rearing.[1] The skeleton of Asselar man (c. 6,400 BP) was also found in the area by Wladimir Besnard and Théodore Monod.[2] The Adrar des Ifoghas has also become popular for treks.


Recent history


In 2013, the rugged badlands became a refuge for Islamist fighters fleeing French intervention in the Mali civil war.[3] On 22 February, a battle was fought in Adrar des Ifoghas, killing 25 Chadians, including Abdel Aziz Hassane Adam, the leading Chadian special forces commander in Mali, and 93 Islamists. On 12 March, a battle took place in the village of Tigharghar, killing one Chadian soldier and 6 Islamists. The battle resulted in the Chadians taking the village.


References


  1. Velton, Ross (2000). Mali: The Bradt Travel Guide. London: Bradt Publications. p. 169.
  2. Bassey W. Andah; Alex Ikechukwu Okpoko (2009). Foundations of Civilization in Tropical Africa. Concept Publications. p. 107. ISBN 9788406033. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  3. Adam Nossiter; Peter Tinti (9 February 2013). "Mali War Shifts as Rebels Hide in High Sahara". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 February 2013.

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На других языках


[de] Adrar des Ifoghas

Adrar des Ifoghas, auch Adrar des Iforas, Ifoghas-Gebirge, (Tifinagh: ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵉⴼⵓⵖⴰⵙ, arabisch أدرار إيفوغاس) ist ein 250.000 Quadratkilometer umfassendes Gebirgsmassiv in der Sahara. Es liegt im Nordosten von Mali in der Region Kidal und zu kleineren Teilen in den algerischen Provinzen Adrar und Tamanrasset. Mit Aïr, Ahaggar und Tibesti gehört es zu den wichtigsten Gebirgszügen der Sahara.
- [en] Adrar des Ifoghas

[es] Adrar de los Iforas

El Adrar de los Ifoghas (también Adrar de los Iforas, en tamasheq y utilizando el alfabeto tifinagh, ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵉⴼⵓⵖⴰⵙ) es un macizo montañoso que se encuentra en Malí, en la Región de Kidal, y se extiende por un área de alrededor de 250.000 kilómetros cuadrados.

[fr] Adrar des Ifoghas

L'Adrar des Ifoghas (en alphabet tifinagh, ⴰⴷⵗⴰⵗ ⵏ ⵉⵊⵓⵗⴰⵙ, Adagh-n-Ifoghas, signifiant « la montagne des Ifoghas » en langue touarègue) ou aussi Adagh est un massif montagneux situé à la fois dans le Nord-Est du Mali et dans le Sud de l'Algérie. Il est un des principaux massifs montagneux du Sahara, avec l'Aïr, le Hoggar et le Tibesti. Son point le plus haut est le mont Essali qui culmine à 890 m.

[ru] Адрар-Ифорас

Адра́р-Ифора́с[1] (фр. Adrar des Ifoghas) — плоскогорье на юге Сахары, в Северном Мали (область Кидаль). Граничит с равниной Тамесна на востоке, долиной Азавак на юге и пустыней Танезруфт на севере.



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