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What is now Niger was created from four distinct cultural areas in the pre-colonial era: the Djerma dominated Niger River valley in the southwest; the northern periphery of Hausaland, made mostly of those states which had resisted the Sokoto Caliphate, and ranged along the long southern border with Nigeria; the Lake Chad basin and Kaouar in the ...
Humans have lived in what is now Niger from the earliest of times. 2 to 3.5 million-year-old Australopithecus bahrelghazali remains have been found in neighboring Chad. Little is known of the prehistory of the societies that inhabited the south, the home of the vast majority of modern Nigeriens. [ 1 ]
Niger is a landlocked nation in West Africa located along the border between the Sahara and Sub-Saharan regions. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east. Niger lies between latitudes 11° and 24°N, and longitudes 0° and 16°E. Its area is 1,267,000 ...
BSc meteorologist Janice Davila tells Bored Panda that one of the most unknown facts from her field of expertise is that weather radars are slightly tilted upward in a half-degree (1/2°) angle.
According to the 2012 census, Islam is the most followed religion in Niger and is practiced by 99% of the population. [1] According to Pew, roughly 80% of Muslims are Sunni of Maliki school of jurisprudence, whilst 20% are non-denominational Muslims. [2] Other religions practiced in Niger include Animism and Christianity.
Bazoum's victory in the 2021 election led to Niger's first transition from one democratically elected leader to another. It had previously experienced four coups since gaining independence from ...
Agadez Mosque (French: Mosquée d'Agadez) is a prominent mosque in Agadez, Tchirozerine Department, Niger. [1] It was made of clay and is the tallest mud-brick structure in the world. [2] The Agadez mosque is the most prominent religious center located in the central part of the Republic of the Niger, and has been a place of worship for ...
The Kalabari are a sub-group of the Ijaw people living in the eastern Niger Delta region of Nigeria. [1] Originally, they were known as the Awome. The name Kalabari was derived from their ancestor Perebo Kalabari who was a son of Meinowei. [2] Their original settlement was spelt as Calabar by the Portuguese which was pronounced Kalabari. This ...