Английская Википедия:Dosso, Niger
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Dosso is a city in the south-west corner of Niger. It lies Шаблон:Convert[1][2] south-east of the capital Niamey at the junction of the main routes to Zinder and Benin. The eighth-most populous town in Niger and the largest in Dosso Region, it had an official population during the 2001 census of 43,561.[3] The population grew to 58,671 in the 2012 census.[4] It is the capital of its region - which covers five departments in the southwestern corner of the nation - as well as of its own department, Dosso Department. The city itself lies at the centre of its own Urban Commune.[5]
History
Шаблон:Main Dosso is the seat of the Dosso kingdom, a Zarma chieftaincy which rose to dominate the entire Zarma region in Niger in pre-colonial Niger.[6] The traditional ruler is called Zarmakoy or Djermakoy of Dosso, an autochthonous title meaning literally "King of Djermas" where koy means "king" in Zarma (or Djerma) language.
Sites
Attractions in the town include the Djermakoy's palace and museum, nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006.[7]
Transport
Road: The city of Dosso is a commercial hub for trade between Niamey and the towns of eastern Niger, as well as Benin.
Rail: between 2014 and 2016 a rail link was built between Dosso and Niamey by the French Bolloré conglomerate. The objective was to connect Niamey to the rail network in Benin and thus to the coast. But competing commercial interests by several parties resulted in endless litigation and the connection to Benin never materialized. So the 145 km Niamey-Dosso stretch now lies orphaned and unused, with the tracks ending in the middle of nowhere some 6 km south of Dosso. After 5 years of neglect the tracks are already damaged to such an extent in some places, that they have become unusable.[8][9][10][11]
Customs: There is a plan for the construction of a dry commercial port.Шаблон:Citation needed
Air: Dosso has a small airport with a single non-tarmacked airstrip. The runway has a length of 1189 m. Its ICAO code is DRRD.[12] There are no regular flights.
Climatic Condition
There is a hot dry season in Dosso, and there is a wet season as well. The dry season is characterised by somewhat cloudy skies.[13][14][15]
Notable residents
- Rabiou Guero Gao – Olympic long-distance runner for NigerШаблон:Citation needed
- Zakari Gourouza – first Nigerien Olympic judokaШаблон:Citation needed
References
Sources
- James Decalo. Historical Dictionary of Niger. Scarecrow Press, Metuchen. NJ – London (1979) Шаблон:ISBN
External links
- ↑ Dosso, britannica.com.
- ↑ Niger anti-referendum protests turn violent. Adboulaye Massalatchi, Reuters. 1 June 2009.
- ↑ Population figures from citypopulation.de, citing (2001) Institut National de la Statistique du Niger.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Loi n° 2002-014 du 11 JUIN 2002 portant création des communes et fixant le nom de leurs chefs-lieuxШаблон:Dead link. Includes list of 213 communes rurales and seats, 52 Communes urbaines and seats
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Palais du Zarmakoye de Dosso, 26 May 2006.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ See: Bollore's Niger-Benin rail project in jeopardy after rival wins court order, Reuters, 27 Nov. 2015.
- ↑ See: Niger, Benin Seek Resolution of Rail Project Dispute Шаблон:Webarchive, Railbus.com, 9 Oct. 2019.
- ↑ See: Elusive Connections: The Precarious Materiality of a Railway Project in Niger, by Gabriella Körling (Nomadit), 2018.
- ↑ See: http://www.gcmap.com/airport/DRRD
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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