Goudoumaria

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Goudoumaria
Goudoumaria is located in Niger
Goudoumaria
Goudoumaria
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Country  Niger
Region Diffa
Department Maïné-Soroa
Elevation 351 m (1,154 ft)
Time zone UTC+1 (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+1 (UTC+1)

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 approx. 50km east of the small city Soubdou.

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

  • [1] 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, 7-16, March 1993. On desertification