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 approximately 50 km north of the Nigerian border and approximately 50 km east of the small city Soubdou.

Goudoumaria
Goudoumaria is located in Niger
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 codeMiskindi

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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