Akokan, Niger
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Akokan is a mining town in the Arlit Department of the Agadez Region of northern-central Niger. It is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of Arlit in the Sahara Desert, and roughly 250 kilometres (160 mi) north of Agadez. It is considered to be Niger's "second uranium town". SOMAIR and COMINAK (Compagnie minière d'Akokan),[2] run by Areva and the Nigerien state, operate uranium mines in the vicinity of the towns of Akokan and Arlit.[3][4] In the maps of the area, Akokan is classified under "Mine - Agadez-Niger".[5] The Tuareg and Toubou people[citation needed] are local to the area.[3]
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Coordinates: 18°42′39″N 7°20′37″E | |
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