Maroua

Maroua

also spelled  Marua  
 town located in northern Cameroon. It is situated in the foothills of the Mandara Mountains, along the Mayo (“River”) Kaliao. An important marketing centre, it lies at the intersection of roads from Mokolo (northwest), Bogo (northeast), and Garoua (southwest). The town's agricultural exports are shipped by road to Garoua and then by boat on the Benue River to Nigeria. A textile research institute, a cotton factory to the south, and an agricultural school reinforce Maroua's position as a major trade centre. The town is a handicraft centre (embroidery, leatherwork and metalwork, jewelry, pottery) and also contains an ethnographic museum. It has a hospital, a customs station, a veterinary station, a Protestant church, and several mosques. Waza National Park is nearby to the north. Pop. (2004 est.) 297,600.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Maroua — Maroua …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Maroua — Maroua …   Wikipedia

  • Maroua — ville du Cameroun; 106 200 hab.; ch. l. du dép. de Diamaré et de la prov. de l Extrême N. égrenage du coton …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Maroua —   [ma rwa], Mạrua, Stadt in Nordkamerun, am Ostfuß der Mandaraberge, 400 m über dem Meeresspiegel, 140 000 Einwohner (meist Muslime); katholischer Bischofssitz; Baumwollforschungsinstitut, Museum (traditionelle einheimische Kunst);… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Maroua — 10° 35′ N 14° 19′ E / 10.58, 14.32 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Maroua — Original name in latin Maroua Name in other language MVR, Maroua, Marua, Маруа State code CM Continent/City Africa/Douala longitude 10.59095 latitude 14.31592 altitude 406 Population 319941 Date 2012 01 16 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Maroua Chebbi — Maroua Chebbi, ( born December 30, 1986 at Tunis ) is a women footballer who has to play a season with Quebec City Amiral SC. She has been a midfielder for the Tunisia women s national football team and for Tunis Air Club (1). Contents 1 Clubs 2… …   Wikipedia

  • Maroua Chebbi — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Chebbi. Maroua Chebbi, née le 30 décembre 1986 à Tunis, est une joueuse tunisienne de football féminin évoluant au sein de l équipe nationale de Tunisie et du Rouge et Or de l Université Laval. Sommaire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Maroua — ► C. de Camerún, cap. de la prov. de Extremo Norte y del departamento de Diamaré; 123 000 h …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Maroua — Provenance. Prénom d origine arabe. Signifie: rocher Histoire. Depuis maintenant quatorze siècles, la plupart des musulmans, de par le monde, qu ils soient asiatiques, africains, européens ou américains, ont à coeur de choisir pour leurs enfants… …   Dictionnaire des prénoms français, arabes et bretons

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”