Poste Militaire de Dirkou

Poste Militaire de Dirkou is a military installation in , .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dirkou Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is an airport serving the isolated outpost of , . It is 2 kilometres southwest of the city center. In early 2018 the airport saw extensive expansion during construction of a base for Central Intelligence Agency drone operations.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dirkou.

Town
is a town in the , of north-eastern . It lies in the northern Kaouar escarpment, a north–south line of cliffs which form an isolated oasis in the desert. is situated 6 km northeast of Poste Militaire de Dirkou.

Poste Militaire de Dirkou

Latitude
18.9792° or 18° 58′ 45″ north
Longitude
12.84746° or 12° 50′ 51″ east
Elevation
396 metres (1,299 feet)
Open location code
7FCJXRHW+MX
Geo­Names ID
2445636
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to French—“Poste Militaire de Dirkou” goes by many names.

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