What is Azawad?
[[File:Azawad (orthographic projection).svg|thumb|Azawad, i Africa, in green. The rest of Mali is shown in dark grey.]] [[Image:MNLA flag.svg|thumb|250px|The flag of Azawad]] '''Azawad''' is the name for the northern part of [[Mali]]. The name translates to [[Savanna]]h. The region is mostly [[desert]]-like. Between 2012 and 2013 it was independent from Mali. It is split into the regions [[Timbuktu Region|Timbuktu]], [[Gao Region|Gao]], and [[Kidal Region|Kidal]]. The territory has a size of about {{Convert|882000|km2||abbr=}}. The biggest cities are Gao with about 87.000 people, and Timbuktu with about 55.000. {{geo-stub}} [[Category:2012 disestablishments]] [[Category:2012 establishments in Africa]] [[Category:Former countries in Africa]] [[Category:Former republics]] [[Category:Geography of Algeria]] [[Category:Geography of Niger]] [[Category:History of Mali]] [[Category:Landlocked countries]] [[Category:Regions of Mali]] [[Category:Territorial disputes]]