Geidam

Geidam is a town and Local Government Area in , . On 24 April 2021 terrorists from ISWAP seized Geidam killing 11 people, and over 6,000 residents were displaced.
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  • Type: City with 156,000 residents
  • Description: local government area in Nigeria
  • Also known as: “Geidam Local Government Area”

Geidam

Latitude
12.8952° or 12° 53′ 43″ north
Longitude
11.9265° or 11° 55′ 35″ east
Population
156,000
Elevation
332 metres (1,089 feet)
Open location code
7F4HVWWG+3H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 501464391
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
8659867
Wiki­data ID
Q5530097
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yoruba—“Geidam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غيدام”
  • Bengali: “গিইদাম”
  • Bole: “Geidam”
  • Cebuano: “Geidam (distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Geidam”
  • Central Kanuri: “Geidam”
  • Chinese: “Geidam”
  • Chinese: “盖达姆”
  • Danish: “Geidam”
  • Dutch: “Geidan”
  • Finnish: “Geidam”
  • French: “Geidam”
  • Fulah: “Geidam”
  • German: “Geidam”
  • Greek: “Γκέινταμ”
  • Gujarati: “ગીદામ”
  • Hausa: “Geidam”
  • Hindi: “गेईदाम”
  • Igbo: “Geidam”
  • Indonesian: “Geidam”
  • Italian: “Geidam”
  • Japanese: “ゲイダム”
  • Kannada: “ಗೀದಮ್”
  • Karekare: “Geidam”
  • Korean: “게이담”
  • Latvian: “Geidama”
  • Lithuanian: “Geidamas”
  • Malagasy: “Geidam”
  • Malay: “Geidam”
  • Marathi: “गीदाम”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Geidam”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Geidam”
  • Polish: “Geidam”
  • Portuguese: “Geidam”
  • Russian: “Гейдам”
  • Sinhala: “ගෙයිඩම්”
  • Spanish: “Geidam”
  • Swedish: “Geidam”
  • Tamil: “கெய்டம்”
  • Telugu: “జీడం”
  • Thai: “เกยดาม”
  • Turkish: “Geidam”
  • Ukrainian: “Гейдам”
  • Urdu: “جییدام”
  • Vietnamese: “Geidam”
  • Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Geidam”

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