Dosso, Niger

Dosso
Street market in Dosso
Street market in Dosso
Dosso is located in Niger
Dosso
Dosso
Location in Niger
Coordinates: 13°02′40″N 3°11′41″E / 13.04444°N 3.19472°E / 13.04444; 3.19472
CountryNiger
RegionDosso Region
DepartmentDosso Department
Urban CommuneDosso
Elevation
227 m (748 ft)
Population
 (2012[1])
 • Total
58,671
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WAT)
[2]
Street in an average residential neighborhood
Dosso railway station, never used.

Dosso is a city in the south-west corner of Niger. It lies 130–140 kilometres (81–87 mi)[3][4] 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.[5] The population grew to 58,671 in the 2012 census.[6] 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.[7]

History

Main article: Dosso Kingdom

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.[8] 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.[9]

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.[10][11][12][13]
Customs: There is a plan for the construction of a dry commercial port.[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.[14] 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.[15][16][17]

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ "Niger: Regions, Cities & Urban Centers - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
  2. ^ Dosso, Niger Page Archived 30 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. 1996–2004. Accessed 2 June 2009
  3. ^ Dosso, britannica.com.
  4. ^ Niger anti-referendum protests turn violent. Adboulaye Massalatchi, Reuters. 1 June 2009.
  5. ^ Population figures from citypopulation.de, citing (2001) Institut National de la Statistique du Niger.
  6. ^ "Niger: Regions, Cities & Urban Centers - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
  7. ^ Loi n° 2002-014 du 11 JUIN 2002 portant création des communes et fixant le nom de leurs chefs-lieux[permanent dead link‍]. Includes list of 213 communes rurales and seats, 52 Communes urbaines and seats
  8. ^ Stephen Paterson Belcher (1999). Epic Traditions of Africa. Indiana University Press. pp. 164–173. ISBN 0-253-21281-2.
  9. ^ Palais du Zarmakoye de Dosso, 26 May 2006.
  10. ^ "EXTENDING FROM BENIN TO NIGER". Railways Africa. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  11. ^ See: Bollore's Niger-Benin rail project in jeopardy after rival wins court order, Reuters, 27 Nov. 2015.
  12. ^ See: Niger, Benin Seek Resolution of Rail Project Dispute Archived 11 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Railbus.com, 9 Oct. 2019.
  13. ^ See: Elusive Connections: The Precarious Materiality of a Railway Project in Niger, by Gabriella Körling (Nomadit), 2018.
  14. ^ See: http://www.gcmap.com/airport/DRRD
  15. ^ "Dosso Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Niger) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Dosso, NE Climate Zone, Monthly Weather Averages and Historical Data". weatherandclimate.com. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  17. ^ "Dosso climate: Average Temperature by month, Dosso water temperature". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 26 November 2023.

Sources

  • James Decalo. Historical Dictionary of Niger. Scarecrow Press, Metuchen. NJ – London (1979) ISBN 0-8108-1229-0

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