Maiduguri

Maiduguri, also known locally as Yerwa, is a city of 800,000 people in Northeastern Nigeria. It is the capital of the Borno State. Wikivoyage

Population 791,200 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Nigeria

• 112AnyAll emergencies
• 199AmbulanceAmbulance
• 199PolicePolice
• 199FireFire

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Nigeria

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Sanda Kyarimi Park Zoo Zoo · 390 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Getting around

• Adamwa Sunshine Motor Park 750 m
• Maiduguri 3.3 km
• Borno Express Station 3.7 km

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