Miski (pisco)
Miski may refer to: *Miski, Chad Miski is a town in the Tibesti Mountains of northern Chad, in the Yebbibou sub-prefecture of the Emi Koussi department of the Borkou region. The local population has been estimated at no more than 300 families, most of whom are members of the ... * Miski, Iran {{geodis ...
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Miski, Chad
Miski is a town in the Tibesti Mountains of northern Chad, in the Yebbibou sub-prefecture of the Emi Koussi department of the Borkou region. The local population has been estimated at no more than 300 families, most of whom are members of the Teda people. Prior to the national administrative reorganization in 2008, Miski was in the Tibesti Department of the Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region. When that region was abolished Miski became part of the Tibesti Region, until the region boundary was redrawn in 2018, when Miski became part of the Borkou region. Since late 2018, the Miski area has been cut off from the outside world by a Chadian military blockade, after the self-defense committee formed to protect Miski against illegal gold miners successfully repelled a military assault. Gold mining In 2012, substantial deposits of gold were found in the area around Miski. Illegal gold mining quickly became widespread in the region. As many as 40,000 miners, chiefly Chadian and Sudanese, ...
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