Fachi
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Place details
- Locality
- Fachi
- Region
- Agadez
- Country
- Niger
- Population
- 2,215
- Timezone
- Africa/Niamey
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Fachi
- Settlement.other_name
- Agram
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Commune
- Settlement.image_map
- Erg of bilma.png
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Niger
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Niger
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Agadez Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bilma Department
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- salt mine
- Country
- Niger
- Located in
- Bilma Department
- Continent
- Africa
- Population
- +2215
- Elevation
- +593
- Time zone
- West Africa Time
- Image
- 33GL9PL-highres-1685863509.webp
via Wikidata · CC0
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thumb|319x319px|bird's-eye-view of old town Fachi. Views of surrounding suburbs can be seen.
Fachi is an oasis surrounded by the Ténéré desert and the dunes of the Erg of Bilma in eastern Niger, placed on the western edge of the small Agram mountain outcropping. It has a population of 2,215 people (2012). It is also a stopping point of the Agadez to the Kaouar caravans of the Azalay. Fachi is west of Bilma and east of the Aïr Mountains. Apart from water, dates, and salt, Fachi produces no provisions, and depends entirely upon trade in these products with passing caravans.