Massalata

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Location of Massalata in Niger

Massalata is a village in the municipality of Birni-N'Konni in Niger .

The village, led by a traditional local chief ( chef traditionnel ), is located around three kilometers west of the city center of Birni-N'Konni, the capital of the Birni-N'Konni department in the Tahoua region . Massalata lies at the foot of the Baba Doutchi hill. National Road 1 , the country's most important trunk road, runs on the northern edge of the town . The state border with Nigeria is about four kilometers south of the village .

According to tradition, Massalata was founded by two brothers from Birni-N'Konni who followed the traditional religious practices of the Azna and signed a contract with the Islamic leader of Birni-N'Konni to settle here. The newly established village was gradually settled by immigrants from Birni-N'Konni. In the early 1960s, an estimated 4,000 Azna lived in and around Massalata, including the village of Dossey . Despite progressive Islamization , Massalata has retained its status as an Azna center. Every year at the beginning of the arable and hunting season, the Fête des Aznas or Arwa , which is only permitted for men, takes place over several days . Their ceremonies include necromancy, ritual sacrifices and dances in trance .

At the 2012 census, Massalata had 5801 inhabitants who lived in 793 households. At the 2001 census, the population was 3,909 in 629 households, and at the 1988 census, the population was 2,618 in 438 households.

literature

  • Boubé Gado : Les traditions de Lougou, de Birnin Lokoyo et de Massalata . IRSH, Niamey 1986.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b National Repertoire des Localités (ReNaLoc). (RAR) Institut National de la Statistique de la République du Niger, July 2014, p. 330 , accessed on 7 August 2015 (French).
  2. ↑ H. Raulix: Un aspect historique des rapports de l'animisme et de l'Islam au Niger . In: Journal des Africanistes . Tome XXXII, No. 2 , p. 256 ( persee.fr [accessed October 20, 2018]).
  3. ↑ Jolijn Geels: Niger . Bradt, Chalfont St Peter 2006, ISBN 1-84162-152-8 , p. 150-151 .
  4. ^ Répertoire National des Communes (RENACOM). (RAR file) (No longer available online.) Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original on January 9, 2017 ; Retrieved November 8, 2010 (French). 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.stat-niger.org
  5. ↑ 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. 290 ( 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: 13 ° 47 '  N , 5 ° 12'  E