Goudoumaria

Goudoumaria, Niger (var. Goudomaria, Gudumaria) is a town in the southeast of the country, in Diffa Region, northwest of Diffa. Goudoumaria is an administrative post in the Maine-Soroa Department, and is approx. 50km north of the Nigerian border and approximately 50km east of the small city Soubdou.

Goudoumaria
Goudoumaria
Coordinates: 13°42′40″N 11°11′25″E
Country Niger
RegionDiffa
DepartmentMaïné-Soroa
Elevation
351 m (1,154 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (UTC+1)
Area code(s)Miskindi

Climate

Goudoumaria, historically an area of pastoralism and marginal farming, is in the Sahel region, bordering the Sahara. Desertification has led to a growth of Date palm farming in recent decades.

References

    • Michel Jahiel. Effet des récentes perturbations climatiques sur la phéniciculture dans le sud-est du Niger. Science et changements planétaires / Sécheresse. Volume 4, Number 1, pp 7-16, March 1993. On desertification
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