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Galmi
Sign in to saveGalmi, Niger, is a village of about 8,000–10,000 residents. It is located east of Niamey on the east–west highway between Birnin Konni and Maradi. It is on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert is thus an arid area with a dry, rocky landscape.
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Galmi, Niger, is a village of about 8,000–10,000 residents. It is located east of Niamey on the east–west highway between Birnin Konni and Maradi. It is on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert is thus an arid area with a dry, rocky landscape.
Galmi is well known for its purple and red onions popular in West Africa. Onion farming in the village was the subject of the Nigerien documentary film For the Best and for the Onion.
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