Lazaret
Lazaret is a northern suburb of Niamey, Niger. It is best known historically for its refugee camp with many Tuareg people. The camp became the largest in the Sahel during the extreme drought of 1973-1975.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 24,300 residents
- Description: quarter of Niamey
- Also known as: “Lazaret, Niger”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stade Général Seyni Kountché and Great Mosque of Niamey.
Stade Général Seyni Kountché
Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stade Général Seyni Kountché is a multi-purpose stadium in Niamey, Niger. Used for football matches, it is home to the Niger national football team, as well as Niger Premier League clubs Sahel SC, Olympic FC de Niamey, Zumunta AC and JS du Ténéré, as well as club competitions such as the Niger Cup. Stade Général Seyni Kountché is situated 3½ km south of Lazaret.
Great Mosque of Niamey
Mosque
Photo: salymfayad, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Grand Mosque of Niamey is a Sunni mosque located in Niamey, Niger that was built in the 1970s. The largest mosque in the city, it is located along Islam Avenue. Great Mosque of Niamey is situated 4 km southeast of Lazaret.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tourakou and Djeddah Koira Mè.
Lazaret
- Categories: quarter of Niger and locality
- Location: Niamey, Southwestern Niger, Niger, Sahel, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
13.55516° or 13° 33′ 19″ northLongitude
2.11847° or 2° 7′ 7″ eastPopulation
24,300Elevation
229 metres (751 feet)Open location code
7F54H449+39OpenStreetMap ID
node 461966267OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
6858549Wikidata ID
Q6505828
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Lazaret” goes by many names.
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