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Village in Gao Region, Mali
Labbézanga
Village
Labbézanga is located in MaliLabbézangaLabbézangaLocation in Mali
Coordinates: 14°58′10″N 0°42′16″E / 14.96944°N 0.70444°E / 14.96944; 0.70444
Country Mali
RegionGao Region
CercleAnsongo Cercle
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Labbézanga is a village in Mali, located on an island in the Niger River, bordering Niger.

Military

The Malian Armed Forces operated a border post at Labbézanga.

Between June and August 2020, the French Armed Forces erected a bastion fort in Labbézanga. The camp was shifted to the Malian Armed Forces on July 23, 2020.

References

  1. Elevation of the town
  2. Gerster, Georg (1986). Below from Above: Aerial Photography. Abbeville Press. ISBN 978-0-89659-602-3.
  3. Kelly, Fergus (July 19, 2019). "Mali: 'Terrorists' killed in French airstrike near Niger border". The Defense Post. The soldiers had been part of a "logistical escort mission" from the border post of Labbézanga to Gao and were ambushed between Fafa and Bentia, a Armed Forces of Mali (FAMa) statement said
  4. ^ Newdick, Thomas (August 19, 2020). "The French Army Is Building Renaissance-Style Fortresses In Africa". The War Zone.
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