Potiskum

Potiskum is one of the largest cities of about in Yobe State, northeastern Nigeria. It has one of the largest cattle markets in Africa and the largest in West Africa, and also a large grain and millet market.

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Potiskum

Also known as: “Potiskum Local Government Area”
Location: Yobe State, North East Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

11.7106° or 11° 42′ 38″ north

Longitude

11.1572° or 11° 9′ 26″ east

Elevation

448 metres (1,470 feet)

Open location code

7F3HP564+7V

GeoNames ID

8659873

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Potiskum”. Photo: Zainab musa shu’aibu, CC BY-SA 4.0.