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Kidal

Kidal (Tuareg Berber: ⴾⴸⵍ, KDL, Kidal) is a town and commune in the desert region of northern Mali. The town lies 285 km (177 mi) northeast of Gao and is the capital of the Kidal Cercle and the Kidal Region. The commune has an area of about 9,910 km2 (3,830 sq mi) and includes the town of Kidal and 31 other settlements.

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Cercle (district):
Kidal Cercle
Control
Azawad Liberation Front Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin
Country
Mali
Elevation
463 m (1,519 ft)
Region
Kidal Region
Time zone
UTC+00:00 (GMT)

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Kidal

Nodes35
Edges34
Triples52
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.057143
Components1

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Kidal

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related to history · 19
Kidal → April, Azawad, December, French, Gao, In, Islamist, January, Liberation, Mali, Malian, March, MNLA, National Movement, On, Timbuktu, To, Tuareg, United Nations
related to External links · 15
Kidal → August, Commissariat, French, Mali, March, Ministère, PDF, Plan, PRECAGED, Programme, République, Schéma, Sécurité Alimentaire, Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Urbaine, USAID-Mali
related to Languages · 6
Kidal → Arabic, Bambara, Other, Songhai, Tamasheq, The
• Total · 2
Kidal → 25,617, 9,913 km2 (3,827 sq mi)
related to Historical population · 2
Kidal → Kidal Region, The
Cercle (district): · 1
Kidal → Kidal Cercle
Control · 1
Kidal → Azawad Liberation Front Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin
Country · 1
Kidal → Mali
Elevation · 1
Kidal → 463 m (1,519 ft)
Region · 1
Kidal → Kidal Region

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town mali commune city region mi azawad 30 control liberation government french 26 cercle km2 sq gao march military captured

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
KidalCercle (district):Kidal Cercle1.00infobox
KidalControlAzawad Liberation Front Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin1.00infobox
KidalCountryMali1.00infobox
KidalElevation463 m (1,519 ft)1.00infobox
KidalRegionKidal Region1.00infobox
KidalTime zoneUTC+00:00 (GMT)1.00infobox
Kidal• Density2.584/km2 (6.693/sq mi)1.00infobox
Kidal• Total9,913 km2 (3,827 sq mi)1.00infobox
Kidal• Total25,6171.00infobox
Kidalrelated to External linksPlan0.60section
Kidalrelated to External linksSécurité Alimentaire Commune Urbaine0.60section
Kidalrelated to External linksPDF0.60section

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