Maiduguri ( ) is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria, on the continent of Africa. The city sits along the seasonal Ngadda River which disappears into the Firki swamps in the areas around Lake Chad. Maiduguri was founded in 1907 as a military outpost by the British Empire during the colonial period. As of 2022, Maiduguri is estimated to have a population of approximately two million people, in the metropolitan area.
Maiduguri is the capital and largest city of Borno State in northeastern Nigeria, with a metropolitan population of approximately two million people as of 2022. The city was established in 1907 as a British military outpost and sits along the seasonal Ngadda River near the Firki swamps and Lake Chad region.
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Maiduguri ( ) is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria, on the continent of Africa. The city sits along the seasonal Ngadda River which disappears into the Firki swamps in the areas around Lake Chad. Maiduguri was founded in 1907 as a military outpost by the British Empire during the colonial period. As of 2022, Maiduguri is estimated to have a population of approximately two million people, in the metropolitan area.
==History== ===Early period=== left|thumb|Statue of Rabih az-Zubayr at Maiduguri National Museum
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