In-Gall
In-Gall
In Gall, I-n-Gall, In-Gal, Ingal, Ingall | |
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| Coordinates: 16°47′10″N 06°56′01″E / 16.78611°N 6.93361°E | |
| Country |  Niger |
| Region | Agadez Region |
| Department | In-Gall Department |
| Commune | In Gall |
| Area | |
• Total | 61,171 km2 (23,618 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 456 m (1,496 ft) |
| Population (2012-12-10) | |
• Total | 51,903 |
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In-Gall had been a stop on the main roads between the capital of Niger, Niamey (600 km to the southwest), and the mining town of Arlit (200 km to the northeast, 150 km from the Algerian border) or the provincial capital Agadez (100 km to the east). In the 1970s, the main road was repaved to transport uranium from the French-owned mines in Arlit, but the new road bypassed In-Gall, ending its use as a waystation. Since then, its population has dropped from almost 5,000 to less than 500.
During the Tuareg insurgency of the 1990s, In-Gall was a prime fortification of the Niger armed forces, and when peace was concluded in 2000 the old fort was reportedly abandoned.