Damasak
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- Locality
- Damasak
- Region
- Borno
- Country
- Nigeria
- Population
- 13,874
- Timezone
- Africa/Lagos
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Damasak is the head town of the Mobbar Local Government Area, in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno. It is located near the confluence of the Yobe River and Komadugu Gana River, adjoining the border with Niger.
Two primary roads reach Damasak. One heads south to Gubio and Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, and the other heads east towards Kukawa and Baga.
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Nigeria
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Niger
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Islamic State
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Boko Haram
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desertification
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Maiduguri
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Borno State
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BBC News
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Heinrich Barth
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Yobe River
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Kingdom of Baguirmi
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Kukawa
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Sao civilization
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Baga
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local government area of Nigeria
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Gubio
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Mobbar
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Idris Alooma
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Battle of Damasak
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Komadugu Gana River
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