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Kidal Region is the eighth administrative region of Mali, covering 151,450 km2. This area was formerly part of Gao Region, but was created as a separate region in 1991. It is located in the north of the country, within the territory which the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad proclaimed to be the independent nation-state of Azawad on 6 April 2012. This independence has not been recognized by any country or international organization. It was under the control of different armed movements such as the Ansar Dine and MNLA until January 2013, when French forces liberated the region. The Region's administrative capital is the town of Kidal. ==Geography== The region is bordered on the west by Tomboctou Region, to the south by Gao Region, to the east by Niger and to the north by Algeria. Kidal has a desert climate with day-time temperatures that reach as high as 45°C (113°F). In 2009 the region had a population of 67,638.〔 In addition 30% of its population, mostly Tuareg and Songhai were displaced to North Africa during the 1990s. The largest towns of the region are Kidal, Tessalit, and Aguel'hoc. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kidal Region」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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