Maiduguri (mīd
`gərē), town (1991 est. pop. 282,000), capital Borno state, of NE Nigeria. The city is an important industrial center engaged in food processing and aluminum, steel, asbestos, and cement production. Leather goods made from the hides of crocodiles caught in Lake Chad are a leading product of the town. Peanuts, cotton, and hides and skins produced in the area are exported. The city is a rail, road, and air transportation center serving NE Nigeria and parts of Niger and Chad. Maiduguri was founded near Yerwa in 1907 as a British military post.
Maiduguri
Maiduguri
`gərē), town (1991 est. pop. 282,000), capital Borno state, of NE Nigeria. The city is an important industrial center engaged in food processing and aluminum, steel, asbestos, and cement production. Leather goods made from the hides of crocodiles caught in Lake Chad are a leading product of the town. Peanuts, cotton, and hides and skins produced in the area are exported. The city is a rail, road, and air transportation center serving NE Nigeria and parts of Niger and Chad. Maiduguri was founded near Yerwa in 1907 as a British military post.Maiduguri
a city in NE Nigeria, capital of Bornu State; agricultural trade centre. Pop.: 828 000 (2005 est.)
Maiduguri
a city in Nigeria, administrative center of Borno State (until 1976, Northeast State). Population, 169,200 (1971). Maiduguri is a highway junction and has a railroad station. It is the trade and distribution center of an agricultural region (peanuts, pelts, skins); agricultural products are processed there. [15-636-3; updated]
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