Bobiel
Bobiel is a suburb in Niamey, Southwestern Niger and has about 48,600 residents. Bobiel is situated nearby to the suburb Cité Chinoise, as well as near Dar Es Salam.- Type: Suburb with 48,600 residents
- Description: quarter of Niamey
- Also known as: “Bobiol”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stade Général Seyni Kountché and Muslim cemetery of Yantala.
Stade Général Seyni Kountché
Stadium
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Stade Général Seyni Kountché 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. Stade Général Seyni Kountché is situated 3½ km south of Bobiel.
Muslim cemetery of Yantala
Cemetery
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Muslim cemetery of Yantala is situated 3 km southwest of Bobiel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lazaret and Tourakou.
Lazaret
Suburb
Lazaret is a northern suburb of Niamey, Niger. It is best known historically for its refugee camp with many Tuareg people. The camp became the largest in the Sahel during the extreme drought of 1973-1975.
Tourakou
Suburb
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Tourakou is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Bobiel.
Yantala Haut
Suburb
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Yantala Haut is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Bobiel.
Bobiel
- Categories: quarter of Niger and locality
- Location: Niamey, Southwestern Niger, Niger, Sahel, Africa
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Latitude
13.55746° or 13° 33′ 27″ northLongitude
2.09765° or 2° 5′ 52″ eastPopulation
48,600Open location code
7F54H34X+X3OpenStreetMap ID
node 2726648672OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q64760601
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