Agorgot

Agorgot is a village in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taoudenni.

Village
is a remote salt mining center in the desert region of northern , 664 km north of . It is the capital of . The salt is dug by hand from the bed of an ancient salt lake, cut into slabs, and transported either by truck or by camel to Timbuktu. is situated 8 km northeast of Agorgot.

Agorgot

Latitude
22.61998° or 22° 37′ 12″ north
Longitude
-4.03001° or 4° 1′ 48″ west
Open location code
7CJQJX99+XX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 322249539
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q27691623
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Agorgot” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مناجم الملح أكركت”
  • Cebuano: “Agorgot (minahan sa asin sa Mali)”
  • Cebuano: “Agorgot”
  • Swedish: “Agorgot (saltgruva i Mali)”

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