Balafon

Balafon is a neighborhood in Niamey, Southwestern Niger. Balafon is situated nearby to the suburb Abidjan, as well as near Kalley Est.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Great Mosque of Niamey and Stade Général Seyni Kountché.

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.

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.

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.