A country · 19 places · 5 regions
Niger, all of it.
19 curated places across 5 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.
The 4 biggest regions — Agadez Region, Niamey, Zinder Region and Maradi Region — read below as chapters, with 1 more waiting past them.
Chapter I · Agadez Region · 7 places
Agadez Region
This is the largest protected area in Africa, covering some 7.7 million ha, though the area considered a protected sanctuary constitutes only one-sixth of the total area. It includes the volcanic rock mass of the Aïr, a small Sahelian pocket, isolated as regards its climate and flora and fauna, and situated in the Saharan desert of Ténéré. The reserves boast an outstanding variety of landscapes, plant species and wild animals.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter II · Niamey · 4 places
Niamey
The National Museum of Niger in Niamey, sometimes called the Boubou Hama museum, is an expansive park-museum combining ethnographic galleries, a small zoo, craft workshops and pavilions of vernacular architecture. Founded in 1959, it displays regional dress, weaponry and finds, and famously houses dinosaur skeletons and remains of the Tree of Ténéré. Artisans work on-site in leather, silver and weaving. The blend of natural history, culture and craft makes it a top attraction in the capital.
✦ November–February · $
Chapter III · Zinder Region · 2 places
Zinder Region
Niger's former capital and an old Hausa sultanate city, where the Birni quarter's decorated adobe houses and the Sultan's Palace preserve centuries of Sahelian tradition. Its Thursday market has drawn desert caravans for generations.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter IV · Maradi Region · 1 place
Maradi Region
The principal congregational mosque of Maradi, a busy commercial city in southern Niger near the Nigerian border. It serves a large Hausa Muslim population with deep roots in Sahelian trade and religious life.
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Every place in Niger
19 places, one country.
Termit and Tin Toumma National Nature Reserve
Zinder, Niger
✦ November to February · $
Musée National du Niger
Niamey, Niger
✦ November–February · $
Niamey Grand Market
Niamey, Niger
✦ November–February · $
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves
Agadez Region, Niger
✦ June–October · $$
Historic Centre of Agadez
Agadez, Niger
✦ June–October · $$
Niamey
Niamey Capital District, Niger
✦ November to February, during the cooler dry season · $
Kouré
Tillabéri Region, Niger
✦ November to February; giraffes stay nearer the road in the dry season · $
Zinder
Zinder Region, Niger
✦ November to February, when Sahelian heat is mildest · $
Kennedy Bridge, Niamey
Niamey, Niger
✦ November–February
Aïr Mountains
Agadez Region, Niger
✦ November to February
Bilma
Agadez Region, Niger
✦ November to February
Great Mosque of Agadez
Agadez Region, Niger
✦ November to February
Zinder Grand Mosque
Zinder Region, Niger
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Grand Mosque of Maradi
Maradi Region, Niger
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Agadez Grand Mosque
Agadez Region, Niger
Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves
Agadez Region, Niger
Grand Mosque of Niamey
Niamey, Niger
Dosso Sultanate Palace
Dosso, Niger
Ténéré
Agadez Region, Niger