Sultanate of Agadez

Sultanate of Agadez

The Sultanate of Agadez (var. Sultanate of Aïr) is a traditional polity of the Aïr region centered in the city of Agadez, at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert in north central Niger.

References

*Samuel Decalo. Historical Dictionary of Niger (3rd ed.). Scarecrow Press, Boston & Folkestone, (1997) ISBN 0810831368 pp.24-27.


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