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Tahoua (tou`ä), town (1988 pop. 51,607), SW Niger. A major administrative center, it is a farming community and trade center frequented by Tuareg Tuareg or Touareg (both: twä`rĕg), Berbers of the Sahara, numbering c.2 million. ..... Click the link for more information. and Fulani Fulani (f ..... Click the link for more information. pastoral nomads. Gypsum and phosphates are mined. The city was a refugee center during droughts in the 1970s. A teacher-training school is in Tahoua. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Gabus identified such a cloth with figurative motifs as tera woven by nomadic Zarma weavers who live with the Hausa of Tahoua, 400km (249 miles) northeast of Niamey in Niger (1955:53, 1958:405 and inside covers). 7 million, especially in Agadez, Zinder, Diffa and Tahoua departments. This style of heavy silver bracelet with multi-faceted ends is typically worn by women in the Tahoua region of western Niger. |
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