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]