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What is now Niger was created from four distinct cultural areas in the pre-colonial era: the Djerma dominated Niger River valley in the southwest; the northern periphery of Hausaland, made mostly of those states which had resisted the Sokoto Caliphate, and ranged along the long southern border with Nigeria; the Lake Chad basin and Kaouar in the ...
Pages in category "Culture of Niger" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Niger, [a] officially the Republic of the Niger, [b] is a landlocked country in West Africa. ... has greatly shaped the culture and mores of the people of Niger ...
The cuisine of Niger draws on traditional African cuisines. Various spices are used and meals include grilled meat , seasonal vegetables , salads , and various sauces . Meals in Niger usually start with colorful salads made from seasonal vegetables.
The archaeological site of Bura is located in the Tillabéry Region, of the Tera Department, in southwest Niger. The Bura archaeological site has given its name to the area's first-millennium Bura culture.
Niger was an important economic crossroads, and the empires of Songhai, Mali, Gao, and Kanem-Bornu, as well as a number of Hausa states, claimed control over portions of the area.
Stone sculpture of the Bura culture, Niger. The Bura culture (Bura system) refers to a set of archeological sites in the lower Niger River valley of Niger and Burkina Faso.More specifically, the Iron Age civilization exemplified by the Bura culture was centered in the southwest portion of modern-day Niger and in the southeast part of contemporary Burkina Faso (formerly known as Upper Volta).
The site contains important information for archaeologists on how early humans adapted to a constantly changing environment. Gobero is located in the Ténéré desert of Niger, and is named after the Tuareg name for the region. It is the type site of the Holocene era Kiffian culture and Tenerian culture.