Ingall

Region

Ingall ( other spellings: In- Gall, In Gall, In -Gall, Ingal ) is a rural municipality and the capital of the eponymous department Ingall in Niger.

Geography

The municipality is divided into 45 administrative villages, three hamlets, 16 warehouses and 90 water points. The main town of the rural community is the administrative village Ingall, an oasis in the Ténéré desert, which at a height of approximately 490 m above sea level lies. In the municipality of Ingall is the ruined city Takedda. The municipality is bordered to the north by the neighboring state of Algeria and to the northwest by the neighboring country of Mali. The neighboring communities in Niger are Aderbissinat, Dabaga, Dannet and Tchirozérine in the east, Bermo, Gadabédji and Tarka the south and Abalak, Tamaya, Tassara and Tillia in the West.

History

Ingall was conquered in 1370 by troops of an easterly direction, expanding Mali Empire. Until the Middle Ages copper was mined in the area around Ingall.

1964 was divided into seven administrative reform Niger departments, the predecessor of the later regions, and 32 arrondissements, the predecessor of the later departments. Ingall the newly created district Agadez was slammed, received but - as Iférouane - the status of an administrative post ( poste administratif ) within the territory of the arrondissement. Administrative posts were special territorial units one level below arrondissements that were regarded as a kind of precursor to a later conversion into a separate district. The area of ​​the arrondissements of Agadez in 1969 divided between the arrondissements Arlit and Tchirozérine. Ingall the district Tchirozérine was slammed. In 1998, the former arrondissements of Niger were converted into departments. 2009 caused floods in various places in the municipality of property damage, of which more than 1,000 people were directly affected. Since 2011 part of the rural community not to Tchirozérine Department, but for the newly created Department of Ingall. The previous administrative posts was raised to the chief town of the department.

Population

At the 2001 census Ingall had 30,060 inhabitants, of which 5601 in the administrative village Ingall. For 2010, a total of 44 967 inhabitants were calculated. For the sedentary population count Songhai and Tuareg, Tuareg and Fulani living for transhumant. In the oases Ingall and Tegguida -n- Tessoum is of about 8000 people (1998 ) discussed the northern Songhaisprache Tasawaq, which is just at home here. Tasawaq - Erstsprecher also use Hausa or Tamascheq - variety Tawallammat. In the municipality of Ingall belonging villages Mazababou and Tiguirwit the Songhai Berber mixed language Tagdal is spoken.

Culture and sights

Ingall is known for the acclaimed during the summer rainy season traditional festivals. Thus, the Tende the Tuareg and the Wodaabe of Geerewol is celebrated near the village.

Economy and infrastructure

The uranium mine Azelik in Ingall took in 2010 on its operation. The south of the municipal area can still be used for grazing. In the capital there since September 2000, a local citizen radio (radio communautaire). Ingall is located on the National Road 11, which leads from here to the south of the regional capital cities of Agadez and Zinder to the border with Nigeria.

Community partnership

Ingall maintains a community partnership with the Communauté de communes d' Arguenon et Hunaudaye, an association of French municipalities Dolo, Jugon- les- Lacs, Plédéliac, Plénée - Jugon, Plestan and Tramain.

Personalities

• Akoli Daouel (* 1937), politician, journalist and entrepreneur