Yantala Muslim Cemetery

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Southwest Gate of Yantala Muslim Cemetery (2017)
Southwest cemetery wall from the outside (2017)

The Muslim Cemetery of Yantala ( French : Cimetière Musulman de Yantala ) is an Islamic cemetery in the city of Niamey in Niger .

Area

The Muslim Cemetery of Yantala is located in the west of the Yantala Haut district in the Niamey I arrondissement . It is located in a plateau with a layer of sand more than 2.5 meters deep. The cemetery covers an area of ​​55.2 hectares . He is surrounded by a wall.

In the 1970s, the cemetery was outside the city limits in the middle of a treeless arable area. Heavy rains regularly lead to damage. Part of the cemetery wall broke away in 2016 and several graves were churned up by rainfall in 2017.

Well-known personalities buried here

The directory is sorted in ascending order by year of death.

Web links

Commons : Yantala Muslim Cemetery  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hamadou Issaka, Dominique Badariotti: Les inondations à Niamey, enjeux autour d'un phenomène complexe . In: Cahiers d'Outre-Mer . No. 263 , September 2013, p. 384 ( journals.openedition.org [accessed April 21, 2019]).
  2. ^ The Study on Sanitation Improvement for the Niamey City in Republic of Niger. Appendix F: Existing Urban Conditions. (PDF) Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), August 2000, p. F-3 , accessed April 19, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b Hamza Mounkaila: Cimetière musulman de Yantala: des tombes éventrées suite aux dernières pluies. In: ActuNiger. June 29, 2017, accessed August 10, 2019 (French).
  4. ↑ République du Niger. Niamey et ses environs. Echelle 1: 20000 . Map. Institut Géographique National, Paris 1978 ( esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu [PDF; accessed April 29, 2019]).
  5. ^ A b Erwan Bertho: Commémorations du November 11, 1918 sorties scolaires, "monuments aux morts pour la France de Niamey (Niger) en 2014". In: Histoire & Géographie. November 18, 2014, accessed August 10, 2019 (French).
  6. ↑ Décès de Mamane Oumarou Neino dit "Mamane Arrivé": le Niger pleure l'un de ses meilleurs artistes après l'avoir à petit feu regardé s'éteindre. In: Niger Diaspora. August 18, 2010, accessed March 26, 2020 (French).
  7. ↑ Siradji Sanda: Nécrologie: Le professeur Boube Gado n'est plus. In: Le Sahel . 2015, archived from the original on March 26, 2016 ; accessed on August 10, 2019 (French).
  8. ↑ Nécrologie: Abdoua Kanta n'est plus. In: Niger Diaspora. May 10, 2017, accessed September 5, 2019 (French).
  9. ^ Levée du corps de l'ancien Premier Ministre de Boukari Adji. Agence Nigérienne de Presse, July 6, 2018, accessed August 10, 2019 (French).
  10. ↑ Zabeirou Moussa: Funérailles de l'ancien ministre et ambassadeur, M. Kounou Hassane: La Nation rend hommage au diplomate. In: Niger Diaspora. September 14, 2018, accessed August 10, 2019 (French).
  11. ↑ Communiqué de décès: M. Amadou Ousmane, Journaliste-écrivain, survenu à Niamey on October 16, 2018. In: Niger Diaspora. October 17, 2018, accessed August 10, 2019 (French).
  12. ^ Hassane Daouda: Levée de corps du feu Saidou Sidibé, président de la Cour des Comptes: L'administration nigérienne perd un cadre dévoué. In: Le Sahel . September 3, 2018, archived from the original on November 9, 2018 ; accessed on August 10, 2019 (French).
  13. ↑ Mahamadou Diallo: Décès De M. Mohamed Ben Omar, Ministre De L'Emploi, Du Travail Et De La Protection Sociale: Le Président De La République Issoufou Mahamadou Rend Un Hommage Au Disparu. In: Le Sahel. May 5, 2020, accessed May 5, 2020 (French).
  14. ↑ Seini Seydou Zakaria: Cérémonie De Levée De Corps À L'Assemblée Nationale: Hommage À La Députée Aichatou Mainassara Décédée Le 5 Avril Dernier. In: Le Sahel . April 7, 2020, accessed April 7, 2020 (French).

Coordinates: 13 ° 32 ′ 33.4 "  N , 2 ° 4 ′ 31.1"  E