Hippodrome

Hippodrome is an athletics track in Niamey, Southwestern Niger. Hippodrome is situated nearby to the community center Centre Amir Sultan, as well as near the government office Mairie Commune V.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Great Mosque of Niamey and Boubou Hama National Museum.

Great Mosque of Niamey

Mosque

Great Mosque of Niamey

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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. Great Mosque of Niamey is situated 3 km north of Hippodrome.

Boubou Hama National Museum

Museum

Boubou Hama National 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. Boubou Hama National Museum is situated 4 km northwest of Hippodrome.

Oumarou Ganda Cultural Centre

Arts center

Oumarou Ganda Cultural Centre

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Oumarou Ganda Cultural Centre is an arts center, which is situated 3 km north of Hippodrome.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cité Fayçal and Talladjé.

Cité Fayçal

Suburb

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Cité Fayçal is a suburb.

Talladjé

Suburb

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Talladjé is a suburb.

Gamkalley

Neighborhood

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Gamkalley is a neighborhood.

Hippodrome

Type: Athletics track
Description: horse and camel racing venue in Niamey
Categories: horse racing venue, horse racing, recreation area, and sports location
Location: Niamey, Southwestern Niger, Niger, Sahel, Africa
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Latitude

13.49658° or 13° 29′ 48″ north

Longitude

2.13992° or 2° 8′ 24″ east

Open location code

7F54F4WQ+JX

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=track

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=horse_racing

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Hippodrome” goes by many names.

Arabic: “مضمار”
German: “Hippodrome Niamey”
German: “Hippodrome”
“Hippodrome”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Centre Amir Sultan and Mairie Commune V.

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