Fun fact 2 about Arlit
city
A major modern road known as the Uranium Highway has been built to transport uranium south.
Arlit
Niger
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city
Arlit
Niger
Country
Niger
Population
113.0K
Coordinates
18.73, 7.39
Arlit is an industrial town and capital of the Arlit Department of the Agadez Region of northern-central Niger, built between the Sahara Desert and the eastern edge of the Aïr Mountains. It is 200 kilometers south by road from the border with Algeria. As of 2012, the commune had a total population of 79,725 people.
From the “Uranium industry” section
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