Abeïbara Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the

Kidal Region Kidal Region ( Bambara: ߞߌߘߊߟ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Kidal Dineja) the eighth administrative region of Mali, covering . This area was formerly part of Gao Region, but was created as a separate region in 1991. It is located in the north of the cou ...

of north-eastern

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. The capital lies at the small town of

Abeïbara Abeïbara is a small Sahara Desert, Saharan village and Communes of Mali, rural commune in the Abeïbara Cercle of the Kidal Region of north-eastern Mali. The commune has an area of approximately 8,320 square kilometers and contains 11 settlemen ...

. The Cercle is divided into

Communes A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

, and below this, quarters/villages. As of 2009 the cercle had a population of 10,286.

Communes

The Abeïbara Cercle contains the following Rural

:. *

* Boghassa *

Tinzawatene Tinzaouaten (var. Tinzawatene and Tin-Zaouatene; ) is a Saharan rural commune in the far northeast of Mali on the Algerian border. Geography The commune is in the Abeïbara Cercle of the Kidal Region. It included a stop on a trans-Saharan trade ...

References

Cercles of Mali Kidal Region {{Mali-geo-stub