Maiduguri

Maiduguri, also known locally as Yerwa, is a city of 800,000 people in Northeastern Nigeria. It is the capital of the Borno State. Since 2009, it has been the heart of the Boko Haram insurgency.
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Maiduguri

Latitude
11.8354° or 11° 50′ 7″ north
Longitude
13.1517° or 13° 9′ 6″ east
Elevation
322 metres (1,056 feet)
Open location code
7F3MR5P2+4M
Geo­Names ID
8659860
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In Other Languages

“Maiduguri” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مايدوجوري”
  • Arabic: “مايدوغوري”
  • Arabic: “مايدوگورو”
  • Arabic: “ميدغري”

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