Haoussa Foulane

Haoussa Foulane
Village
Haoussa Foulane

Location in Mali

Coordinates: 15°59′42″N 0°07′55″E / 15.99500°N 0.13194°E / 15.99500; 0.13194Coordinates: 15°59′42″N 0°07′55″E / 15.99500°N 0.13194°E / 15.99500; 0.13194
Country  Mali
Region Gao Region
Cercle Gao Cercle
Commune Gabero
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Haoussa Foulane is a village and seat of the Commune of Gabero in the Cercle of Gao in the Gao Region of south-eastern Mali.[1] The village lies on the left (east) bank of the Niger River and is 45 km south of Gao, on the road, the N17, linking Gao and Ansongo. As the name suggests, most of the people in the village are of Hausa or Fula descent.

References

  1. Communes de la Région de Gao (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali.
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