Diffa Region
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Diffa Region is a sparsely populated, conflict-affected administrative region in southeastern Niger bordering Nigeria and Chad, known for insecurity linked to Boko Haram and Islamic State–affiliated insurgent groups.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diffa Region canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | administrative region ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | region ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Boko Haram insurgency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islamic State–affiliated insurgent groups ⓘ Lake Chad Basin conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderingEntity |
Borno State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diffa Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Lac Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Maine-Soroa Department NERFINISHED ⓘ N’Guigmi Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Yobe State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bordersCountry |
Chad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderType | international land border ⓘ |
| capital | Diffa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid Sahelian climate ⓘ |
| country | Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| geographicalZone |
Lake Chad Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Governor of Diffa Region ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Fulani people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hausa people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanuri people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
food insecurity
ⓘ
insecurity ⓘ internal displacement ⓘ limited basic services ⓘ refugee influx ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Hausa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kanuri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hosts |
internally displaced persons
ⓘ
refugees from Nigeria ⓘ |
| largestCity | Diffa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southeastern Niger ⓘ |
| locatedNearLake | Lake Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Komadougou Yobe River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Niger–Chad border area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger–Nigeria border area ⓘ Republic of Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| securitySituation | conflict-affected ⓘ |
| timeZone |
West Africa Time (WAT)
ⓘ
surface form:
West Africa Time
|
| usedFor | military operations against insurgent groups ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +1 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.