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Kourom Destination Guide

Touring Kourom in Cameroon

Kourom in the region of Far North Province is located in Cameroon - some 515 mi or ( 829 km ) North of Yaoundé , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Kourom

Time in Kourom is now 06:59 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Douala " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Sera Doumda, Roua, Oudoumdjaray, Ngacheve, and Maroua. Being here already, consider visiting Sera Doumda . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Kourom ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Cameroon, Oudjilla, traditional dance

4:41 min by Maarten Fransz
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Oudjilla. Traditional dance performance by the forty-five wifes of the Chief. "Danse des fossile des jeunes femmes" ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Tokombéré

Tokombéré is a town and commune in Cameroon. The town has approximately 10,000 inhabitants and the commune approximately 80,000. Surrounded by rocky hills, 'Tokombéré' is a crossroads for multiple ethnic groups, including the Mada, Muyang, and Zulgo,ouldémés tribes. The town's religious makeup is nearly equal among Christians, Muslims, and animists. The town's development began in large part with the arrival of a priest from southern Cameroon, Baba Simon, in 1959.

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Located at 10.87 14.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Communes of Cameroon, Populated places in Cameroon

Mora, Cameroon

Mora is a town in northern Cameroon. The German fort of Mora was the last German fort in Cameroon to surrender during World War I. After a long time under siege by allied forces, Captain von Raben and his men surrenderd to the allied forces on February 20, 1916, over a year after the rest of the German army withdrew out of Cameroon.

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Located at 11.05 14.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Populated places in Cameroon

Siege of Mora

The Siege of Mora or Siege of Moraberg between Allied and besieged German troops from August 1914 to February 1916 on and around the Mora mountain in northern Kamerun during the Kamerun Campaign of the First World War. After more than a year of siege German forces on the mountain surrendered following the escape of many German troops to the neutral Spanish colony of Rio Muni.

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Located at 11.05 14.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 1914 in Africa, 1915 in Africa, 1916 in Africa, African theatre of World War I, Battles of World War I involving France, Battles of World War I involving Germany, Battles of World War I involving the United Kingdom, Battles of the African Theatre (World War I), Battles of the Kamerun campaign, History of Cameroon, Kamerun, Military history of Cameroon