Why visit Bama
Townapedia lists 3 parks and trails in and around town.
Weather in Bama
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About Bama
Bama is a town and a local government area (LGA) in the central part of Borno State, Nigeria.
From the Wikipedia article Bama, Nigeria (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Healthcare8
History
It is located "about 60 kilometres (37 miles) from Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state".
From the History section of Bama, Nigeria on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Bama
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Getting there and nearby towns
Maiduguri International Airport (MIU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 76 km away.
- Konduga 33 km northwest, about 33 min by car
- Banki 39 km northeast, about 39 min by car
- Tokombere 40 km southwest, about 40 min by car
- Gwoza 49 km south, about 49 min by car
- Dikwa 62 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Maiduguri 68 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Madagali 71 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Foodstock and people at the market in Bama Borno State Nigeria, Ifeatu Nnaobi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Destroyed building from Bama Police Station Borno Station, Ifeatu Nnaobi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bama Market Borno State Nigeria winding down, Ifeatu Nnaobi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- House of some survivors of Boko Haram in Bama Borno State Nigeria, Ifeatu Nnaobi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Concrete remnants from destroyed buildings at Bama Police Station Borno State Nigeria, Ifeatu Nnaobi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Building under construction in Bama Borno State Nigeria, Ifeatu Nnaobi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Destroyed Bama Police Station, Ifeatu Nnaobi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Blacked out Boko Haram insignia on wall fences in Bama Borno State Nigeria, Ifeatu Nnaobi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A woman walking into her house in Bama Borno State Nigeria, Ifeatu Nnaobi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Destroyed Buildings at the Bama Police Station Borno State Nigeria, Ifeatu Nnaobi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A building without a roof in Bama Borno State Nigeria, Ifeatu Nnaobi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- People at the market place in Bama right before dusk, Ifeatu Nnaobi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A contaminated well found in a compound in Bama Borno State Nigeria, Ifeatu Nnaobi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Streets of Bama showing new buildings by survivors of Boko Haram, Ifeatu Nnaobi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Baby Ram in Bama Borno State Nigeria, Ifeatu Nnaobi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS022-E-35204 - View of Nigeria, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS022-E-35203 - View of Nigeria, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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