Tahoua is a city in
Niger
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and the administrative centre of the
Department of Tahoua and the larger
Tahoua Region
Tahoua is one of seven regions of Niger. The capital of the region is the commune of Tahoua. The region covers 106,677 km².
Geography
Tahoua borders Agadez Region to the northeast, Maradi Region to the southeast, Nigeria's Sokoto State t ...
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Tahoua, Niger Page
Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. 1996–2004 It is the fourth largest town in the country, with a population of 117,826 (2012 Census).
Overview
The city is primarily a market town
A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...
for the surrounding agricultural area. It serves as an entrepot for Tuareg
The Tuareg people (; also spelled Twareg or Touareg; endonym, depending on variety: ''Imuhaɣ'', ''Imušaɣ'', ''Imašeɣăn'' or ''Imajeɣăn'') are a large Berber ethnic group, traditionally nomadic pastoralists, who principally inhabit th ...
merchants from the north and Fulani traders from the south. The town is noted for its production of ''tchoukou'' cheese.[Geels, Jolijn, (2006) ''Bradt Travel Guide - Niger'', pgs. 145-55]
It is divided into a pair of urban municipalities: Tahoua I and Tahoua II
Tahoua II is an urban commune in Niger
Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state Geography of Niger#Political geography, bordered by Libya to the Libya–Niger border, north-ea ...
. The town itself is divided into an old town area, and the Sabon Gari ('new town') area to the north.
History
Tahoua began as a pair of small villages called Bilbis and Fakoua, and began growing from the 17th century on as various groups began migrating to the area, such as the Fulani and Tuareg. Various animist (or ''Azna'') peoples began fleeing to the area to escape persecution from Muslim rulers further north.
Demographics
Tahoua is mainly dominated by Hausa, Fulani, and Tuareg ethnic groups.
Transport
Tahoua is served by the Tahoua Airport.
Climate
Tahoua was visited by foreign ministers from Canadian in 1934 as a gift a gratitude towards the people because of their kindness. These formers ministers were from Canada, Milo and Robert Ganadores. They spent two weeks walking around with the mayor of Tahoua. They are both quoted of saying(( Tahoua was an adventure that will forever will stand in are hearts)).
Notable People
* Diamond Zahra - actress
Gallery
File:Gare routière de Tahoua 03.jpg, Tahoua Bus Station.
File:Gouvernorat de Tahoua 02.jpg, Tahoua Governorate Office.
File:Niger, Tahoua, Rond point filin banza.jpg, Tahoua roundabout
Notes
References
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Populated places in Niger
Tuareg
Tahoua Region
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