North East Nigeria

E67241
geopolitical zone of Nigeria

North East Nigeria is a geopolitical zone of Nigeria comprising several states in the country’s far northeastern corner, bordering countries like Cameroon, Chad, and Niger and known for its diverse ethnic groups and security challenges.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Northeastern Nigeria 8
North East Nigeria canonical 3
North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria 3

Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geopolitical zone of Nigeria ⓘ
capitalOfZone Maiduguri ⓘ
climate semi-arid ⓘ
tropical savanna ⓘ
comprisesAdministrativeDivision Adamawa State ⓘ
Bauchi State ⓘ
Borno State ⓘ
Gombe ⓘ
surface form: Gombe State

Taraba State ⓘ
Yobe State ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
economicActivity agriculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
livestock rearing ⓘ
federalConstituencyOf National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
geographicalRegion Sahel ⓘ
Sudan savanna ⓘ
hasBorderWith Cameroon ⓘ
Chad ⓘ
Niger ⓘ
North Central Nigeria ⓘ
North West Nigeria ⓘ
Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: South East Nigeria

South-South Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: South South Nigeria

Western Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: South West Nigeria
hasEthnicGroup Bachama people ⓘ
Bura people ⓘ
Fulani ⓘ
surface form: Fulani people

Hausa people ⓘ
Jukun people ⓘ
Kanuri people ⓘ
Kilba people ⓘ
Margi people ⓘ
Tiv people ⓘ
Waja people ⓘ
knownFor Boko Haram insurgency ⓘ
Lake Chad Basin proximity ⓘ
security challenges ⓘ
largestCity Maiduguri ⓘ
locationCountry Nigeria ⓘ
majorCity Bauchi ⓘ
Damaturu ⓘ
Gombe ⓘ
Jalingo ⓘ
Yola ⓘ
numberOfStates 6 ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
partOf Nigeria ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT) ⓘ
surface form: West Africa Time
utcOffset +1 ⓘ
widelySpokenLanguage Fulfulde ⓘ
Hausa ⓘ
Kanuri people ⓘ
surface form: Kanuri

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northern Nigeria → hasSubregion → North East Nigeria ⓘ
Yola → locatedIn → North East Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: northeastern Nigeria
Gombe → locatedIn → North East Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northeastern Nigeria
Gombe → region → North East Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria
Maiduguri → locatedInRegion → North East Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northeastern Nigeria
Borno State → locatedIn → North East Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northeast geopolitical zone of Nigeria
Yobe State → locatedIn → North East Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northeastern Nigeria
Yobe State → region → North East Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria
Bauchi State → locatedIn → North East Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northeastern Nigeria
Bauchi State → geographicalRegion → North East Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: North East geopolitical zone
Adamawa State → locatedIn → North East Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northeast Nigeria
Taraba State → locatedIn → North East Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northeastern Nigeria
Taraba State → geopoliticalZone → North East Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria
Gongola River → locatedIn → North East Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: northeastern Nigeria
Taraba River → region → North East Nigeria ⓘ
Bena–Mboi languages → spokenInRegion → North East Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: northeastern Nigeria
Dapchi schoolgirls kidnapping → region → North East Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northeastern Nigeria
Jimeta → locatedInRegion → North East Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northeastern Nigeria
Jimeta → locatedInGeopoliticalZone → North East Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria
DNYO → locationRegion → North East Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northeastern Nigeria
Adamawa State House of Assembly (seat) → region → North East Nigeria ⓘ
Yola South Local Government Area → locatedInGeopoliticalZone → North East Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria
Tarmuwa → borderingCountry → North East Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niger (indirectly via Yobe State)