Achénouma
أشينوما
Achénouma is located in Niger
Achénouma
Achénouma
Coordinates: 19°7′39.1″N 12°55′20.3″E / 19.127528°N 12.922306°E / 19.127528; 12.922306
Country Niger
RegionAgadez Region
DepartmentBilma Department
CommuneDirkou
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total581
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Achénouma, also spelled Achinouma, is an administrative village located in Agadez Region, Niger.[2] Achénouma is not one of Niger's 255 communes, and is geographically located within the commune of Dirkou.[2][3]

Geography

Achénouma is located along the Kaouar escarpment, which is the location of multiple oases leading to an "island of civilization" in the Sahara Desert. The town is located approximately 15 kilometres north of Dirkou, near the mountain Tima.[4] The mountain has served as a fortified refuge, and has also been known as Ayyama.[5] The village's saltworks, called Ayemma, can be found four kilometres from Tima.[5] Salt and soda ash production are an important part of the local economy.[6]

Inhabitants

Achénouma is largely inhabited by former slaves of the Teda ethnic group.[4]

Climate

Achénouma has an arid climate, or BWh under the Köppen climate classification.[7]

Climate data for Achénouma
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 37.52
(99.54)		 39.49
(103.08)		 41.47
(106.65)		 44.43
(111.97)		 44.43
(111.97)		 44.43
(111.97)		 45.42
(113.76)		 42.45
(108.41)		 43.44
(110.19)		 42.45
(108.41)		 37.52
(99.54)		 34.56
(94.21)		 45.42
(113.76)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27.85
(82.13)		 31.5
(88.7)		 35.56
(96.01)		 39.02
(102.24)		 40.82
(105.48)		 40.42
(104.76)		 38.28
(100.90)		 36.88
(98.38)		 38.23
(100.81)		 36.74
(98.13)		 32.7
(90.9)		 28.3
(82.9)		 35.53
(95.95)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.34
(72.21)		 25.79
(78.42)		 30.01
(86.02)		 33.9
(93.0)		 36.48
(97.66)		 36.69
(98.04)		 35.06
(95.11)		 33.82
(92.88)		 35.08
(95.14)		 28.32
(82.98)		 28.32
(82.98)		 23.45
(74.21)		 30.77
(87.39)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 14.41
(57.94)		 17.35
(63.23)		 21.22
(70.20)		 25.24
(77.43)		 28.35
(83.03)		 30.03
(86.05)		 29.75
(85.55)		 29.08
(84.34)		 29.75
(85.55)		 26.71
(80.08)		 21.47
(70.65)		 16.39
(61.50)		 24.15
(75.46)
Record low °C (°F) 6.91
(44.44)		 8.89
(48.00)		 11.85
(53.33)		 16.78
(62.20)		 20.73
(69.31)		 22.71
(72.88)		 22.71
(72.88)		 22.71
(72.88)		 24.68
(76.42)		 15.8
(60.4)		 15.8
(60.4)		 7.9
(46.2)		 6.91
(44.44)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0
(0)		 0.22
(0.01)		 0.88
(0.03)		 3.4
(0.13)		 3.06
(0.12)		 30.15
(1.19)		 53.63
(2.11)		 74.03
(2.91)		 15.81
(0.62)		 1.54
(0.06)		 0
(0)		 0.05
(0.00)		 182.77
(7.18)
Average rainy days 0 0.09 0.27 0.99 0.9 3.5 6.82 10.42 2.15 0.63 0 0 25.77
Average relative humidity (%) 15.51 12.91 10.8 10.32 12.99 18.82 28.15 34.64 21.43 14.41 15.03 17.7 17.73
Source: Tcktcktck[8]

19°7′39.1″N 12°55′20.3″E / 19.127528°N 12.922306°E / 19.127528; 12.922306

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire National des Localité du Niger" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique du Niger (in French). 2012. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire National des Localité du Niger" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique du Niger (in French). 2012. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  3. ↑ "DIRECTION GENERALE DE LA DECENTRALISATION ET DE LA DECONCENTRATION" (PDF). MINISTÈRE DE L'INTERIEUR, DE LA SECURITÉ PUBLIQUE, DE LA DECENTRALISATION ET DES AFFAIRES RELIGIEUSES. March 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-02-27. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  4. 1 2 Musch, Tilman (2015-06-01). "Six days towards the polar star: orientation among Tubu Teda". Journal des africanistes. 85 (1/2): 282–310. doi:10.4000/africanistes.4609. ISSN 0399-0346.
  5. 1 2 Lange, Dierk (2004). Ancient Kingdoms of West Africa: African-centred and Canaanite-Israelite Perspectives ; a Collection of Published and Unpublished Studies in English and French (in French). Dettelbach: J.H. Röll. p. 46. ISBN 3-89754-115-7.
  6. ↑ Kusnir, Imrich (1996). Atlas d'élevage du Bassin du Lac Tchad (in French). Montpellier: Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement & Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA). p. 10. ISBN 2-87614-248-1.
  7. ↑ "Achenouma, Agadez, NE Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data". tcktcktck.org. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  8. ↑ "Achenouma, Agadez, Niger Climate". Tcktcktck. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
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