Djadjidouna

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Location of Djadjidouna in Niger

Djadjidouna (also: Djadji Douna , Djadji Dounakania , Dja-Douma , Djajidouna , Djaji Douna , Djaji Dounakanta , Jajidouna , Jajiduna ) is a village in the municipality of Tanout in Niger .

The village, led by a traditional chief (chef traditionnel) , is located in the Damergou countryside , around 18 kilometers southeast of the city center of Tanout, the capital of the Tanout department in the Zinder region . Bani Walki in the south, about 10 kilometers away, is one of the larger villages in the vicinity of Djadjidouna .

The name of the place is also the name of its founder. Djadjidouna was on the main route of the onset of the 15th century Trans-Saharan trade between Tripoli in the north and the large Hausa towns are home to the south. The route led from Tripoli via Ghadames , Ghat , Agadez , Djadjidouna and Zinder to Katsina and Kano . At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, Djadjidouna had around 1500 inhabitants. The place was ruled by a man named Denda, who referred to himself as the " Emir " of Djadjidouna. The Sufi brotherhood of the Sanusiya from Wadai created an outpost in the village and had a mosque built in 1899, which was heavily frequented by travelers .

In 1901 France turned to the Damergou when it occupied the later colony of Niger. In May 1901, Henri Gaden set up the first French post in Damergou in the centrally located village of Guidjigaoua . It was moved to Djadjidouna in September 1901 to give Denda direct military protection for trade. Here were camel riders of the Foreign Legion stationed. The French post was finally moved to Tanout in 1915, where a better water supply could be guaranteed. Djadjidouna lost a lot of inhabitants. This also affected a small community of Arab traders who immigrated from Libya, who had stimulated the Trans-Saharan trade and whose descendants live in Tanout and especially in Zinder.

At the 2012 census, Djadjidouna had 982 residents who lived in 140 households. At the 2001 census, the population was 540 in 106 households, and at the 1988 census, the population was 479 in 112 households.

Individual evidence

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  8. ^ Répertoire National des Communes (RENACOM). (RAR file) Institut National de la Statistique, accessed November 8, 2010 (French).
  9. ↑ Recensement Général de la Population 1988: Répertoire National des Villages du Niger . Bureau Central de Recensement, Ministère du Plan, République du Niger, Niamey March 1991, p. 313 ( ceped.org [PDF; accessed January 31, 2018]). www.ceped.org ( Memento of the original dated January 31, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ceped.org

Coordinates: 14 ° 52 '  N , 9 ° 1'  E