Aderbissinat

Aderbissinat lies in the dry Sahel south of Aïr, between Agadez and the country around Zinder. Goats, camels and cattle are raised in a landscape where the rains last only a few weeks. The wider district includes Marandet, an old centre of copperworking at the foot of the Aïr Mountains. Routes leading south from Aïr passed through this country towards the grain-growing lands of Damergou.