Southern Niger
Southern Niger is the Sahelian region of Niger along its border with Nigeria.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Maradi and Zinder.
Maradi
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Maradi is the capital of a region by the same name in the Republic of Niger that occupies a small part of the southern border with Nigeria, directly north of the cities of Kano and Katsina.
Zinder
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Zinder, formerly also spelled Sinder, is the third largest city in Niger, with a population of 235,605 as by the 2012 census. It is situated 861 km east of the capital Niamey and 240 km north of the Nigerian city of Kano.
Diffa
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Diffa is a city of 48,000 people in Southern Niger. Diffa sits on the north bank of the Komadougou Yobe river; the river's seasonal floodplain lies immediately to the south and east.
Southern Niger
- Location: Niger, Sahel, Africa
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Latitude of center
13.83° or 13° 49′ 48″ northLongitude of center
9.44° or 9° 26′ 24″ eastWikidata ID
Q14211237
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“Southern Niger” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “南尼日尔”
- Esperanto: “Suda Niĝero”
- Italian: “Niger meridionale”
- Portuguese: “Sul”
- “Southern Niger”
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