The New International Encyclopædia/Agades

AGADES, ä′gȧ-dā̇s. An African city, the capital of the oasis kingdom of Air (q.v.), situated in lat. 16° 30′ N. and long. 8° E. (Map: Africa, E 3). It was formerly an important city and had a population estimated at 50,000. Although still on the caravan route between Sokoto and the Barbary States, its commercial importance has disappeared, and its population has dwindled to about 7000.