Goudoumaria
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| Goudoumaria | |
  Goudoumaria
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| Country |  Niger |
| Department | Diffa Department |
| Arrondissement | Maïné-Soroa |
| Elevation [1] | 351 m (1,154 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (UTC+1) |
Goudoumaria, Niger (var. Goudomaria, Gudumaria) is a town in the southeast of the country, in Diffa department, northwest of Diffa. Goudoumaria is an administrative post in the Maine-Soroa arrondissement, and is aprox. 50km north of the Nigerian border and aprox. 50km east of the small city Soubdou.
[edit] Climate
Goudoumaria, historically an area of pastoralism and marginal farming, is in the Sahel region, bordering the Sahara. Desertification has led to a growth of Date palm farming in recent decades.
[edit] References
- Falling Rain .com: Goudoumaria.
- Michel Jahiel. Effet des récentes perturbations climatiques sur la phéniciculture dans le sud-est du Niger. Science et changements planétaires / Sécheresse. Volume 4, Number 1, 7-16, March 1993. On desertification
