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Tanout is a town in southern Niger. It is in Zinder Region, Tanout Department, north of the city of Zinder.〔(Tanout, Niger Page ). Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. 1996-2004.〕 It is the administrative capital of Tanout Department. In early 2008, it was the subject of a raid by Tuareg pro-autonomy rebels, in which 11 people, including the mayor, were abducted. Since 1987, the Eden Foundation, an NGO aiming at providing trees for "direct seeding" to households in the surroundings, has been active in the city.〔http://www.eden-foundation.org/sitemap.html〕 Tanout Airport serves the city. ==References== * (Tuareg rebels abduct town's mayor ), BBC, 2008. 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「Tanout」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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