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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Maiduguri
- Also known as: “Maiduguri Local Government Area”
- Location: Borno State, North East Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
11.8354° or 11° 50′ 7″ northLongitude
13.1517° or 13° 9′ 6″ eastElevation
322 metres (1,056 feet)Open location code
7F3MR5P2+4MGeoNames ID
8659860
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Maiduguri” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مايدوجوري”
- Arabic: “مايدوغوري”
- Arabic: “مايدوگورو”
- Arabic: “ميدغري”
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