Amchide
Amchide is a town in Cameroon, on the border with Nigeria. It abuts the Nigerian town of Banki, with streets and even houses straddling the border. In 2014, the town was the site of fighting between Boko Haram and the Cameroonian military, leading some residents to flee the area.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Village
- Description: village in Cameroon
- Also known as: “Am Chide”, “Am Chidé”, “Amchidé”, “Amtchidé”, and “Imchide”
Amchide
- Categories: human settlement, locality, and village of Cameroon
- Location: Far North, Cameroon, Central Africa, Africa
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Latitude
11.23539° or 11° 14′ 7″ north
Longitude
14.12594° or 14° 7′ 33″ east
Elevation
322 metres (1,056 feet)
Open location code
7F3P64PG+59
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Min Nan Chinese—“Amchide” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Amchidé”
- French: “Amchidé”
- Irish: “Amchide”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Amchidé”
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