Kousséri
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Kousséri is a town in northern Cameroon located on the Logone River, serving as a key border crossing and commercial link with N'Djamena, the capital of Chad.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | commune ⓘ |
| borderCrossingTo | N'Djamena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderWith | Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| connectedByRoadTo |
Maroua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
N'Djamena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerColonialPower |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBorderBridge | bridge over the Logone River to N'Djamena ⓘ |
| hasBridgeName | Ngueli Bridge (Logone River bridge to N'Djamena) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
border control point
ⓘ
customs checkpoint ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | site of colonial-era military operations in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasMarket |
agricultural products market
ⓘ
cross-border livestock market ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic (Chadian Arabic and local varieties)
ⓘ
French ⓘ Fulfulde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Far North Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Logone-et-Chari Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBasin | Lake Chad Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegionOfCountry | northern Cameroon ⓘ |
| locatedInSubregion | Extreme North of Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Logone River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOppositeCity | N'Djamena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | N'Djamena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Chari–Logone river system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearInternationalBoundary | Cameroon–Chad border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sahel region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
commerce
ⓘ
cross-border trade ⓘ transport services ⓘ |
| regionCapitalOf | Logone-et-Chari Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity (minority)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islam (majority) ⓘ |
| role |
commercial link with N'Djamena
ⓘ
key border crossing between Cameroon and Chad ⓘ |
| servesAs | transport hub for trade between Cameroon and Chad ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
entry point for Chadian goods into Cameroon
ⓘ
gateway for Cameroonian exports to Chad ⓘ |
| timeZone |
West Africa Time (WAT)
ⓘ
surface form:
West Africa Time
|
| transportMode |
river transport
ⓘ
road transport ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +1 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.