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Commune and town in Gao Region, Mali
Tessit
Commune and town
Tessit is located in MaliTessitTessitLocation in Mali
Coordinates: 15°13′N 0°18′W / 15.217°N 0.300°W / 15.217; -0.300
Country Mali
RegionGao Region
CercleAnsongo Cercle
Control Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
Population
 • Total6,717
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Tessit is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Ansongo in the Gao Region of south-eastern Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 6,717.

Between March 15 and 16, 2021, Islamic State in the Greater Sahara fighters clashed with Malian and French troops over control of a Malian military base, with ISGS jihadists overrunning the coalition and taking over the town.

See also

References

  1. "Previsions de desserte des communes pour la periode de 2001-2005" (PDF). Mali Reforme Telecom. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2004. Retrieved February 13, 2009.

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Mali Communes and towns of Gao Region
Capital: Gao
Ansongo Cercle
Bourem Cercle
Gao Cercle


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