Bilma
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- Settlement.official_name
- Bilma
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Commune
- Settlement.image_map
- Erg of bilma.png
- Settlement.mapsize
- 325px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Niger
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Agadez Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bilma Department
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Commune
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Bilma
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2012 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 4016
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 358
- Settlement.elevation_ft
- 1175
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- Population
- Administration and economy
- Climate
- History
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Bilma is an oasis town and commune in north east Niger with, as of the 2012 census, a total population of 4,016 people.
It lies protected from the desert dunes under the Kaouar Cliffs and is the largest town along the Kaouar escarpment. It is known for its gardens, for salt and natron production through evaporation ponds, date cultivation, and as the destination of one of the last Saharan caravan routes (the Azalai, from Agadez).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bilma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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