Central Africa
Cameroon
Far North

Mandara Mountains

The Mandara Mountains are a volcanic range extending about 190 km along the northern part of the Cameroon–Nigeria border, from the in the south to the north-west of in the north.
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  • Type: Mountain range with an elevation of 901 metres
  • Description: mountain range in Nigeria and Cameroon
  • Also known as: “Mandara Hills”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Oupay.

Peak
in is the highest point in the Mandara Mountains, with an elevation of 1,494 m.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Koza.

Town
Photo: Nadnad30, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune in Department, . In 2005, the population was recorded at 81076.

Mandara Mountains

Latitude
10.9° or 10° 54′ north
Longitude
13.8° or 13° 48′ east
Elevation
901 metres (2,956 feet)
Open location code
7F2MWR22+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5619961722
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­mountain_range
Geo­Names ID
2228620
Wiki­data ID
Q1888885
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Satellite Map

Discover Mandara Mountains from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yoruba—“Mandara Mountains” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جبال ماندارا”
  • Armenian: “Մանդարա լեռնաշղթա”
  • Armenian: “Մանդարա”
  • Catalan: “Massís Mandara”
  • Catalan: “Muntanyes Mandara”
  • Cebuano: “Mandara Mountains”
  • Chinese: “曼達拉山脈”
  • Czech: “Mandarské pohoří”
  • Danish: “Mandara-bjergene”
  • Dutch: “Mandara Mountains”
  • Dutch: “Mandaragebergte”
  • French: “Monts Mandara”
  • German: “Mandara Mountains”
  • German: “Mandara-Gebirge”
  • Greek: “Μανταρά”
  • Hausa: “Duwatsun Mandara”
  • Hausa: “Mandara Mountains”
  • Hebrew: “מנדרה”
  • Hindi: “मन्दारा पहाड़ियाँ”
  • Indonesian: “Pegunungan Mandara”
  • Italian: “Monti Mandara”
  • Japanese: “マンダラ山地”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusozi wa Mandara”
  • Ladin: “Crëps de Mandara”
  • Lithuanian: “Mandaros kalnai”
  • Malayalam: “മൊണ്ടാരാ പർവ്വതം”
  • Russian: “Мандара (горы)”
  • Russian: “Мандара”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Mandara (planinski masiv)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Mandara”
  • Spanish: “Macizo de mandara”
  • Spanish: “Macizo de Mandara”
  • Swahili: “Milima Mandara”
  • Swedish: “Mandara Mountains”
  • Swedish: “Mandarabergen”
  • Ukrainian: “Мандара (гори)”
  • Ukrainian: “Мандара”
  • Venetian: “Monti Mandara”
  • Yoruba: “Àwọn Òkè Mandara”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mandoussa_dza and Mandoussa_centre.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brigade de gendarmerie and Mayo moskota à mozogo.

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