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Geography of Nigeria

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harmattan
thumb|right|300px|Harmattan haze surrounding Abuja National Mosque in [[Abuja]]
Geography of Nigeria
Overview of the geography of Nigeria
Borgu
Borgu is a region and former country split between north-west Nigeria and the northern Republic of Benin. It was partitioned between Great Britain and France by the Anglo-French Convention of 1898. People of Borgu are known as Bariba or Borgawa.
Sudanian savanna
broad belt of tropical savanna
Sambisa Forest
forest in Borno State
Northern Region
former autonomous division within Nigeria
Yorùbáland
Yorubaland () is the homeland and cultural region of the Yoruba people in West Africa. It spans the modern-day countries of Nigeria, Benin and Togo, and covers a total land area of . Of this land area, 106,016 km2 (74.6%) lies within Nigeria, 18.9% in Benin, and the remaining 6.5% is in Togo. Prior to European colonization, a portion of this area was known as Yoruba country. The geo-cultural space contains an estimated 55 million people, the majority of this population being ethnic Yoruba.
Cross-Niger transition forests
Ecoregion in Nigeria
Oguta Lake
a tourist center in Nigeria, located at Imo State
Isu
local government area in Nigeria
Middle Belt
geographical region also known as Central Nigeria
Eastern Region
former region of Nigeria
Njaba River
river in Nigeria
Afaha Efiat
village in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
Yako people
ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria
Arewa
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.