Azawad
Azawad is the name for the northern part of Mali. The name translates to Savannah. The region is mostly desert-like. Between 2012 and 2013 it was independent from Mali. It is split into the regions Timbuktu, Gao, and Kidal. The territory has a size of about 882,000 square kilometres (341,000 sq mi). The biggest cities are Gao with about 87.000 people, and Timbuktu with about 55.000.
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Azawad, i Africa, in green. The rest of Mali is shown in dark grey.
The flag of Azawad
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