Mandara Mountains
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The Mandara Mountains are a volcanic mountain range along the northern Cameroon–Nigeria border, known for their rugged terrain, traditional villages, and cultural diversity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mandara Mountains canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain range ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSignificance | evidence of long-term human settlement ⓘ |
| borders | Lake Chad Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid Sahelian ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Cameroon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ |
| crops |
cowpeas
ⓘ
groundnuts ⓘ millet ⓘ sorghum ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Central Sudanic cultural area ⓘ |
| drainage | seasonal streams ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Sahel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | Mount Oupay about 1449 metres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | near Maroua in Cameroon ⓘ |
| extendsTo | near Maiduguri region in Nigeria ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | volcanic ⓘ |
| geology |
basalt
ⓘ
igneous rocks ⓘ volcanic plugs ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep valleys
ⓘ
escarpments ⓘ rocky peaks ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Mount Oupay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Kapsiki people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mafa people NERFINISHED ⓘ Matakam people NERFINISHED ⓘ Podoko people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural diversity
ⓘ
defensive settlement patterns ⓘ intensive terrace agriculture ⓘ stone-built terraces ⓘ traditional hilltop villages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Chadic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northeastern Nigeria
ⓘ
northern Cameroon ⓘ |
| near |
Maroua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mokolo NERFINISHED ⓘ Mora NERFINISHED ⓘ Mubi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cameroon–Nigeria border region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rangeOrientation | southwest–northeast ⓘ |
| region |
Borno State of Nigeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Far North Region of Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityIssues | affected by regional conflicts in northeastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| terrain | rugged ⓘ |
| tourism |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ |
| usedFor | subsistence farming ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.