Salak Airport
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Salak Airport , is an airport serving Maroua
, the capital of the Far North Province
in Cameroon
. The airport is located about 15 km (9 mi) southwest of Maroua, near the city of Salak. It is also known as Maroua Airport or Maroua Salak Airport.
Maroua
Maroua is the capital of the Far North Region of Cameroon, on the Ferngo and Kaliao Rivers. The city had 201,371 inhabitants at the 2005 Census,and is a centre of cotton industry. The city also has an airport located near the town of Salak, an agricultural school and ethnographic museum. To the...
, the capital of the Far North Province
Far North Province
The Far North Region , also known as the Extreme North Region , is the northernmost constituent province of the Republic of Cameroon. It borders the North Region to the south, Chad to the east, and Nigeria to the west. The capital is Maroua.The province is one of Cameroon's most culturally diverse...
in Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
. The airport is located about 15 km (9 mi) southwest of Maroua, near the city of Salak. It is also known as Maroua Airport or Maroua Salak Airport.