Arlit

E866922

Arlit is a mining town in northern Niger known primarily for its significant uranium production.

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Arlit canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mining town ⓘ
town ⓘ
administrativeDivision Arlit Department ⓘ
climate hot desert climate ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Niger ⓘ
currency West African CFA franc ⓘ
developedFor uranium extraction ⓘ
economicActivity uranium export ⓘ
energySectorRole supplier of nuclear fuel uranium ⓘ
exportCommodity uranium ore ⓘ
foundedAs mining settlement ⓘ
geopoliticalImportance strategic uranium supplier ⓘ
governingCountryCapital Niamey ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalIssue radioactive contamination risk ⓘ
water scarcity ⓘ
hasHealthConcern dust-related respiratory problems ⓘ
occupational exposure to radiation ⓘ
hasIndustry mining industry ⓘ
hasInfrastructure airstrip ⓘ
company housing ⓘ
mining facilities ⓘ
hasMiningCompany COMINAK ⓘ
Orano ⓘ
SOMAIR ⓘ
hasPopulationCharacteristic rapid growth due to mining ⓘ
hasResource uranium ⓘ
hasSettlementType urban commune ⓘ
hasSocialIssue health concerns related to mining ⓘ
labor disputes in mining sector ⓘ
knownFor uranium mining ⓘ
uranium production ⓘ
languageSpoken French ⓘ
Hausa ⓘ
locatedIn Agadez Region ⓘ
northern Niger ⓘ
locatedInCountry Niger ⓘ
locatedInGeologicRegion Tim Mersoi Basin ⓘ
locatedNear Akokan ⓘ
locatedNorthOf Agadez ⓘ
mainEconomicSector uranium mining ⓘ
partOf Sahara Desert ⓘ
regionCapitalOf Arlit Department ⓘ
timeZone West Africa Time ⓘ
transportConnection road to Agadez ⓘ
utcOffset +1 ⓘ

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