Araouane
Araouane | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Coordinates: 18°54.3′N 3°31.7′W / 18.9050°N 3.5283°W | |
| Country | Mali |
| Region | Taoudénit Region |
| Cercle | Araouane Cercle |
| Elevation | 288 m (945 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 300 |
Araouane or Arawan is a small village in the Malian part of the Sahara Desert, lying 243 km (151 mi) north of Timbuktu on the caravan route to the salt-mining centre of Taoudenni. The village once served as an entrepôt in the trans-Saharan trade.