Akokan
Akokan is a mining town in the Arlit Department of the Agadez Region of northern-central Niger. It is located about 5 kilometres southwest of Arlit in the Sahara Desert, and roughly 250 kilometres north of Agadez.- Type: Town
- Description: quarter of Arlit, Niger
- Also known as: “Akokan, Niger”
Akokan
Latitude
18.71064° or 18° 42′ 38″ northLongitude
7.33821° or 7° 20′ 18″ eastElevation
443 metres (1,453 feet)Open location code
7FC9P86Q+77OpenStreetMap ID
node 469234208OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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