Tchintoulous

Tchintoulous
village
Regional location
Regional location
Tchintoulous is located in Niger
Tchintoulous
Tchintoulous
Location in Niger
Coordinates: 18°34′56″N 8°47′58″E / 18.58222°N 8.79944°E / 18.58222; 8.79944
Country Niger
RegionAgadez Region
DepartmentArlit Department
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Tchintoulous (also written as Tintellust and Tin Telloust) is a village in the Arlit Department of the Agadez Region of northern-central Niger.

Geography

The village, led by a traditional village head (chef traditionnel), lies in a valley between the mountains Agueraguer (1,730 m (5,675 ft 10 in)) in the north and Goundaï (1,768 m (5,800 ft 6+1⁄2 in)) in the south. The settlement belongs to the municipal area of Iférouane and to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Aïr and Ténéré National Nature Reserve. The settlement of Iférouane, the main town of the rural commune of Iférouane and the Iférouane Department in the Agadez Region, is located approximately 66 kilometers northwest of Tchintoulous.

Acacias thrive in the gallery forest of Tchintoulous, which grows in a low-lying area. It is under protected area status. The area around Tchintoulous is a habitat for Dorcas gazelles, cheetahs, and patas monkeys.

History

Tchintoulous in Stielers Handatlas (1891)
Tchintoulous in the 19th century

Tchintoulous became known in the 19th century as the seat of the influential local ruler Annur, who was visited by the African explorers Heinrich Barth and James Richardson in 1850. At the beginning of the 20th century, Toubou drove the inhabitants away to the city of Agadez. They did not return to the valley until 1942, by which time they had been decimated by diseases. A study conducted in 2025 by the Nigerien government with the support of the United Nations World Food Programme classified Tchintoulous as one of the 1285 locations in Niger that were extremely vulnerable in terms of food security.

Population

In the 2012 census, Tchintoulous had 67 inhabitants living in 16 households. In the 2001 census, the population was 734 in 135 households and in the 1988 census, the population amounted to 371 in 78 households.

The population consists predominantly of the Tuareg subgroup Kel Ewey.

Economy and infrastructure

The Kel Ewey engage in horticulture and livestock farming on a modest scale. Furthermore, Tuareg herders from the Enadan, Kel Aghazan, Kel Eguiga, Kel Tédélé and Kel Wedigui groups use the grazing areas near Tchintoulous year-round. There is a permanent rain gauge.

A health center is available in the village in the form of a Centre de Santé Intégré (CSI). There is a school. In 1996, the Nigerien Ministry of Education, together with the United Nations World Food Programme, established numerous school canteens in zones affected by food insecurity, including one for nomad children in Tchintoulous.

References

  1. 1 2 "Répertoire National des Localités (ReNaLoc)" (RAR) (in French). National Institute of Statistics of the Republic of Niger. 2014. p. 11. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  2. ↑ "Plan Forestier National (PFN-Niger) 2012–2021. Version finale. Annexe n°1 : Situation des forêts au Niger" (PDF) (in French). Ministère de l’Hydraulique et de l’Environnement. 2012. pp. iv. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  3. ↑ Pierre Poilecot (1996), "La faune de la Réserve Naturelle Nationale de l'Aïr et du Ténéré", in Franck Giazzi (ed.), La Réserve Naturelle Nationale de l'Aïr et du Ténéré (Niger). La connaissance des éléments du milieu naturel et humain dans le cadre d'orientations pour un aménagement et une conservation durables. Analyse descriptive, Gland: Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature et de ses ressources, pp. 202, 223 und 226, ISBN 2-8317-0249-6
  4. ↑ Issouf Bayard, Franck Giazzi (1996), "Populations et activités économiques au sein de la Réserve Naturelle Nationale de l'Aïr et du Ténéré", in Franck Giazzi (ed.), La Réserve Naturelle Nationale de l'Aïr et du Ténéré (Niger). La connaissance des éléments du milieu naturel et humain dans le cadre d'orientations pour un aménagement et eine conservation durables. Analyse descriptive, Gland: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, p. 299, ISBN 2-8317-0249-6
  5. ↑ "Analyse des zones vulnérables 2025". Food Security Cluster (in French). 2025-06-23. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
  6. ↑ "Répertoire National des Communes (RENACOM)" (RAR file) (in French). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
  7. ↑ "Recensement Général de la Population 1988: Répertoire National des Villages du Niger" (PDF). Niamey: Central Census Bureau, Ministry of Planning, Republic of Niger. 1991. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  8. 1 2 Gerd Spittler (1989). Dürren, Krieg und Hungerkrisen bei den Kel Ewey (1900–1985). Stuttgart: Franz Steiner. pp. 7 ff. ISBN 3-515-04965-7.
  9. ↑ Issouf Bayard, Franck Giazzi (1996), "Populations et activités économiques au sein de la Réserve Naturelle Nationale de l'Aïr et du Ténéré", in Franck Giazzi (ed.), La Réserve Naturelle Nationale de l'Aïr et du Ténéré (Niger). La connaissance des éléments du milieu naturel et humain dans le cadre d'orientations pour un aménagement et eine conservation durables. Analyse descriptive, Gland: Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature et de ses ressources, p. 577, ISBN 2-8317-0249-6
  10. ↑ Franck Giazzi (1996), "Les conditions hydro-pluviométriques actuelles et les principales ressources hydriques dans la RNNAT", in Franck Giazzi (ed.), La Réserve Naturelle Nationale de l'Aïr et du Ténéré (Niger). La connaissance des éléments du milieu naturel et humain dans le cadre d'orientations pour un aménagement et eine conservation durables. Analyse descriptive, Gland: Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature et de ses ressources, p. 22, ISBN 2-8317-0249-6
  11. ↑ "Niger DSS". Système Nationale d’Information Sanitaire (SNIS) (in French). Ministère de la Santé Publique, République du Niger. Archived from the original on 2023-01-08. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  12. ↑ "Répertoire National des Centres d'Enrôlement et de Vote (CEV)" (PDF) (in French). Commission Electorale Nationale Indépendante (CENI), République du Niger. 2020-09-13. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  13. ↑ Arrêté n°276/MEN/DAF/2445/IV du 21 octobre 1996, portant création de cantines scolaires en milieu nomade et transhumant, Ministère de l’Education Nationale, République du Niger, 1996-10-21, retrieved 2022-12-15