Sahel
Mali
Gao

Bourem

Bourem is a commune and small town in the of northeastern . The town sits on the left bank of the River Niger. It was the site of an attack by the Permanent Strategic Framework for Peace, Security, and Development on the Malian Armed Forces and their Wagner Group allies on 12 September 2023.
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  • Type: City with 42,400 residents
  • Description: commune and town in Gao Region, Mali
  • Also known as: “Burem” and “Imboraghane..”

Bourem

Latitude
16.95753° or 16° 57′ 27″ north
Longitude
-0.3468° or 0° 20′ 49″ west
Population
42,400
Elevation
270 metres (886 feet)
Open location code
7C8XXM53+27
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1703668759
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
2459657
Wiki­data ID
Q2337119
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Bourem” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باوريم”
  • Arabic: “بوريم”
  • Bambara: “Burɛmu”
  • Chinese: “Bourem”
  • Chinese: “布雷姆”
  • Dutch: “Bourem”
  • Estonian: “Bourem”
  • Finnish: “Bourem”
  • French: “Bourem”
  • German: “Bourem”
  • Greek: “Μπουρέμ”
  • Italian: “Bourem”
  • Japanese: “ブーレム”
  • Japanese: “ボウレム”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bourem”
  • Persian: “بورم، مالی”
  • Persian: “بورم”
  • Polish: “Bourem”
  • Portuguese: “Bourem”
  • Russian: “Бурем”
  • Spanish: “Bourem”
  • Ukrainian: “Бурем (місто)”
  • Ukrainian: “Бурем”
  • Uzbek: “Bourem”

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