Tamou ƙauye ne kuma "ƙauyen gari " a ƙasar Nijar . [1] Garin shine babban birni na Ƙarƙashin ta a Sashin Say na Yankin Tillabéri, a kudu maso yamma na ƙasar. Tana kudu maso yamma da Yamai, a gefen dama (yamma) bankin Kogin Neja, tsakanin babban ofishin sashen Say da iyakar Burkina Faso . Tamou Commune gida ne ga Tamou Total Reserve, wurin ajiyar namun daji wanda ya kuma kasance wani ɓangare na Babban W National Park da Transborder Reserve. Tamou Reserve, wanda mazauna yankin kuma ke zaune, an sadaukar da shi musamman don kare yawan giwayen Afirka waɗanda ke ƙaura ta yankin. [2][3]