Arlit- Travel Tips

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Arlit is an industrial town in northern Niger's Agadez Region, known for its uranium mining industry. Situated between the Sahara Desert and the eastern edge of the Aïr Mountains, it lies about 200 kilometers south of the Algerian border. Developed in the 1970s to support mining operations, the town has attracted a diverse workforce, including expatriates. Arlit has been the subject of films and literature, including the documentary Arlit, deuxième Paris and the espionage novel The Yellowcake Conspiracy.