Tarkint
Tarkint | |
|---|---|
Commune and village | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Gao Region |
| Cercle | Bourem Cercle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23,000 km2 (9,000 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 19,082 |
| • Density | 0.83/km2 (2.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Tarkint is village and commune in the Cercle of Bourem in the Gao Region of north-eastern Mali. The village is 70 km (43 mi) northeast of Bourem and 123 km (76 mi) from Gao. Tarkint extends for 23,000 km2 and includes part of the Tilemsi Valley. In the 2009 census Tarkint had a population of 19,082.
The sandblown village became notorious in 2009, when an elderly burnt-out carcass of a Boeing 727 airliner was found believed to have been transporting up to 10 tons of cocaine abandoned in the desert, 85 miles north of Gao. Tt was the scene of the so-called "Cocaine Air" incident.[3]
References
- ^ Plan de Securite Alimentaire Commune de Tarkint 2005-2009 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2005.
- ^ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Gao) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
- ^ Revealed: how Saharan caravans of cocaine help to fund al-Qaeda in terrorists' North African domain. telegraph.co.uk. From 26 January 2013
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