Maiduguri
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city, capital city of state/province/region

Maiduguri, also fondly called Yerwa by its locals, is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria. Maiduguri sits along the seasonal Ngadda River which disappears into the Firki swamps in the areas around Lake Chad . The city was founded in 1907 as a military outpost by the British.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maiduguri
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 11°50'39"N 13°7'45"E
- Dikwa 86 km
- Mongonu 108 km
- Damaturu 133 km
- Buni Yadi 138 km
- N'Djamena 202 km
- Kousseri 204 km
- Abéché 860 km
- Faya-Largeau 935 km
- Echbara, West Darfur 997 km
- Geneina 1023 km
- Modu Ganari 2.4 km
- Gwange 4.4 km
- Maiduguri Airport 5.4 km
- MAIRI 7.4 km
- 7th Infantry Division 7.6 km
- University of Maiduguri 8.8 km
- Alau Dam Reservoir 23 km
- Kesawa 38 km
- Sambisa Forest Reserve 75 km
- Dahle Arab 99 km