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The great bend of the Niger River, seen from space, creates a green arc through the brown of the Sahel and Savanna. The green mass on the left is the Inner Niger Delta, and on the far left are tributaries of the Senegal River. Mud houses on the center island at Lake Debo, a wide section of the Niger River
Niamey. / 13.51500°N 2.11750°E / 13.51500; 2.11750. Niamey ( French pronunciation: [njamɛ]) is the capital and largest city of Niger. Niamey lies on the Niger River, primarily situated on the east bank. Niamey's population was counted as 1,026,848 as of the 2012 census.
The Niger Delta is the delta of the Niger River sitting directly on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean in Nigeria. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is located within nine coastal southern Nigerian states, which include: all six states from the South South geopolitical zone, one state ( Ondo ) from South West geopolitical zone and two states ( Abia and Imo ...
Largest cities and urban centers. Niamey, capital and largest city of Niger. Maradi, the 2nd largest city of Niger. Zinder, the 3rd largest city of Niger. Agadez. Cities with population over 10,000 according to 2012 census. City. Census division. Population.
The Zambezi(also spelled Zambezeand Zambesi) is the fourth-longestriverin Africa, the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Oceanfrom Africa. Its drainage basincovers 1,390,000 km2(540,000 sq mi),[1][2]slightly less than half of the Nile's.
Nigerian cities are categorized into three types; there is the "Metropolis", which is characterized by having more than one Local Government Areas (LGAs). These types of cities are usually formed when large municipalities are split into smaller LGAs, to aid efficient administration and management, or when small towns grow and merge into existing large cities, or both; some are also formed when ...
Geography of Niger. / 16.000°N 8.000°E / 16.000; 8.000. Niger is a landlocked nation in West Africa located along the border between the Sahara and Sub-Saharan regions. Its geographic coordinates are longitude 16°N and latitude 8°E.
Agadez ( Air Tamajeq: ⴰⴶⴰⴷⴰⵣ, Agadaz ), formerly spelled Agadès, [ 1] is the fifth largest city in Niger, with a population of 110,497 based on the 2012 census. [ 2] The capital of the eponymous Agadez Region, the city lies in the Sahara desert, and is also the capital of Aïr, one of the traditional Tuareg – Berber federations.