Agadez

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Agadez اغادیز
View of Agadez, from a minaret (1997)
Agadez
Coordinates: 16°58′20″N 07°59′27″E / 16.97222°N 7.99083°E / 16.97222; 7.99083
Country	Niger
Region	Agadez Region
Department	Tchirozerine Department
Commune	Agadez
Sultanate	1449 CE
Government
• Mayor	Rhissa Feltou
Elevation	520 m (1,710 ft)
Population  (2012 census)
• Total	110,497
Time zone	UTC+1
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Historic Centre of Agadez
Criteria	Cultural: ii, iii
Reference	1268
Inscription	2013 (37th Session)
Area	77.6 ha
Buffer zone	98.1 ha

Agadez (Air Tamajeq: ⴰⴶⴰⴷⴰⵣ, Agadaz), formerly spelled Agadès,^[1] is the fifth largest city in Niger, with a population of 110,497 based on the 2012 census.^[2] The capital of the eponymous Agadez Region, the city lies in the Sahara desert, and is also the capital of Aïr, one of the traditional Tuareg–Berber federations. The historic centre of the town has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.