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- ↑ "Attributions des départements de l'ANAC." Agence nationale de l'aviation civile du Niger. Retrieved on 4 June 2013. "Tessaoua : dimensions de la piste = 1 200 x 25 m ; distance 4 km à l’Est de la ville"
Coordinates: 13°46′01″N8°01′01″E / 13.76700°N 8.01700°E
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