Araouane

Araouane
Village
Araouane Location in Mali
Coordinates: 18°54.3′N 3°31.7′W / 18.9050°N 3.5283°W / 18.9050; -3.5283
Country	Mali
Region	Taoudénit Region
Cercle	Araouane Cercle
Elevation	288 m (945 ft)
Population  (2007)
• Total	300

Araouane or Arawan is a small village in the Malian part of the Sahara Desert, lying 243 km (151 mi) north of Timbuktu on the caravan route to the salt-mining centre of Taoudenni. The village once served as an entrepôt in the trans-Saharan trade.