Zinder
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Zinder is a major city in southern Niger known as an important historical and commercial center in the Sahel region.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maradi | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
commune ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision |
Zinder I Urban Commune
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zinder II Urban Commune NERFINISHED ⓘ Zinder III Urban Commune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectureFeature | traditional Hausa architecture ⓘ |
| capitalOfFrom | 1922 ⓘ |
| capitalOfUntil | 1926 ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| climateClassification | BSh ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agricultural marketing
ⓘ
livestock trade ⓘ small-scale industry ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Hausa people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kanuri people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName | Damagaram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Zinder Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMarket | central market ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Sultan’s Palace of Zinder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
caravan hub
ⓘ
important trading center ⓘ pre-colonial political center ⓘ |
| isCapitalOf | Zinder Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
French
ⓘ
Hausa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sahel region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zinder Region NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Niger ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableQuarter |
Birni (old town)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sabon Gari NERFINISHED ⓘ Zengou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationRankInNiger | second-largest city ⓘ |
| postalCodeType | Niger postal code system ⓘ |
| regionType | Sahelian city ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousBuilding | Friday Mosque of Zinder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedByAsCapital | Niamey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | capital of Niger ⓘ |
| timezone | West Africa Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transport |
connected by road to Niamey
ⓘ
connected by road to Nigeria ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +1 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maradi