Geography of Niger

acacia tree in the desert, Niger

Overview of the geography of Niger

Subnational administrative units of Niger

mountainous region in southeastern Niger

broad belt of tropical savanna

Liptako is an historic region of West Africa. It today falls in eastern Burkina Faso, southwestern Niger and a small portion of southeast central Mali. A hilly region beginning on the right back of the Niger river, Liptako is usually associated with the Liptako Emirate, an early 19th-century Fulani Islamic state, founded by Brahima Saidu. A modern remnant of the emirate continues to exist as a non-sovereign monarchy. The current emir, Ousmane Amirou Dicko, lives in Dori.

remote tree located in Northeast Niger

thumb | right|Location of Arewa in Nigeria Arewa or Arewaland is a Hausa word which means "The North". The term is used to refer to Northern Nigeria general. The terms '''' (literally "north") and Arewacin Nijeriya (literally "Northern Nigeria") are used in Hausa to refer to the historic region geopolitically located north of the River Niger.