Maiduguri
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Maiduguri is the capital of Borno State in Nigeria. It is home to two markets, a museum and an airport. Maiduguri has one of the best-equipped universities and hospitals in Nigeria, the University of Maiduguri. Estimated population 1,2 mln [1]. The soccer team El-Kanemi Warriors is based in Maiduguri.
On 18 February 2006, riots related to the Prophet Muhammad cartoons pubished by the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten left at least 16 people dead. Eleven churches were torched during the protests.
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The city lies at the end of a railway line to Port Harcourt. Maiduguri is one of the richest states when it comes to culture and the islamic religion.
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