Abidjan

Abidjan is a suburb in Niamey, Southwestern Niger and has about 8,610 residents. Abidjan is situated nearby to the neighborhood Balafon, as well as near the suburb Banizoumbou.

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Type: Suburb with 8,610 residents
Description: quarter of Niamey
Also known as: “Kalley Nord”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Great Mosque of Niamey and Seyni Kountche Stadium.

Great Mosque of Niamey

Mosque

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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.

Seyni Kountche Stadium 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.

Boubou Hama National Museum

Museum

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Musée national Boubou-Hama is the national museum of Niger, located in Niamey. It was founded on December 18, 1959 as Musée National du Niger. Its first conservator, Pablo Toucet, designed the concept of the museum, according to which it was part of the Culture Valley of Niamey, proposed by Boubou Hama.