Tillabéri
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Tillabéri is a town in northwest Niger
. It is situated 120 km northwest of the capital Niamey
on the River Niger. It is an important market town
and administrative center, it is capital of the department of Tillabéri
and Tillabéri Region. The town had a population of over 16000 at the 2001 census. The area was home to giraffe
herds until the 1980s.
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
. It is situated 120 km northwest of the capital Niamey
Niamey
-Population:While Niamey's population has grown steadily since independence, the droughts of the early 1970s and 1980s, along with the economic crisis of the early 1980s, have propelled an exodus of rural inhabitants to Niger's largest city...
on the River Niger. It is an important market town
Market town
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...
and administrative center, it is capital of the department of Tillabéri
Tillabéri Department
Tillabéri is a department of the Tillabéri Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Tillabéri, and contains the Communes of Ayorou , Anzourou, Dessa, Kourteye, and Sinder. Tillabéri is also the capitol of Tillabéri Region...
and Tillabéri Region. The town had a population of over 16000 at the 2001 census. The area was home to giraffe
Giraffe
The giraffe is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest of all extant land-living animal species, and the largest ruminant...
herds until the 1980s.