Tessalit
Region
Tessalit is a municipality and administrative headquarters of the district of the same name in the Kidal region Tessalit in Mali.
Geography
Demography
Tessalit has 5,739 inhabitants. The population consists mainly of Tuareg. Early February 2012, conquered rebels of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad ( MNLA ) Tessalit. On February 9, 2013 French and African troops Tessalit took.
Infrastructure
The town has an airstrip and lies on the Tanezrouftpiste that connects Gao in Mali with Reggane in Algeria.
Twinning
Tessalit is twinned with the French Saint -Jean -de- Maurienne.
Culture
Tessalit is the hometown of the band Tinariwen.