Arlit
Sign in to savethumb|300px|Map of the southern Aïr Mountains thumb|Map of southern Algeria and surrounding area, Arlit is at the bottom right
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Arlit
- Settlement.image_skyline
- MineArlit1.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 280px
- Settlement.image_caption
- The open pit Uranium Mine at Arlit
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Niger
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 280
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Niger
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Agadez Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Seat
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Arlit Department
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 1,247
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2012 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 112432
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Uranium industry
- Boom, bust and recovery
- Environmental impact
- "Yellowcake" controversy
- Military base
- Transportation
- In popular culture
- Geology
- Climate
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|300px|Map of the southern Aïr Mountains thumb|Map of southern Algeria and surrounding area, Arlit is at the bottom right
Arlit is an industrial town and capital of the Arlit Department of the Agadez Region of northern-central 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 of 2012, the commune had a total population of 79,725 people.