Niger
Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state Geography of Niger#Political geography, bordered by Libya to the Libya–Niger border, north-east, Chad to the Chad–Niger border, east ...
waterfall
A waterfall is any point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge
of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in seve ...
, a former French fort and the nearby ruined town of Assodé. As of 2012, the commune had a total population of 19,076 people.
Timia lies south of Iferouane and north of Agadez. The main town lies around 3 km from a stone guelta oasis, which holds water year round. It is also known for its fruit trees, an unusual sight in the
Sahara
The Sahara (, ) is a desert spanning across North Africa. With an area of , it is the largest hot desert in the world and the list of deserts by area, third-largest desert overall, smaller only than the deserts of Antarctica and the northern Ar ...
n regions of northern Niger.
Gallery
Image:Timia_valley.JPG, The valleys of Timia
Image:Timia_Oasis.JPG, The Oasis of Timia
Image:Timia_Valley_Floor.JPG , In the valley
Image:Well_in_Timia.jpg , Well in Timia