Guirvidig

Guirvidig
Gerwidig, Girwidig, Gouirwidig, Guirwidig [1]
Guirvidig

Location in Cameroon

Coordinates: 10°53′00″N 14°50′02″E / 10.8833°N 14.8339°E / 10.8833; 14.8339
Country Cameroon
Region Far North
Department Mayo-Danay

Guirvidig is a town in the Mayo-Danay Department of the Far North Region of Cameroon.[1]

A dialect of the Muskum language, Muzuk (Mousgoum de Guirvidig), is spoken in the town.[2]

In 2014, Guirvidig was the site of fighting between Boko Haram and the Cameroonian military, in which a Boko Haram training camp was destroyed.[3]

On 28 December 2014, Cameroonian troops repelled simultaneous Boko Haram raids into the towns of Guirvidig, Amchide, Makari, Limani, Waza and Achigachia, all located in Cameroon's Far North region.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Guirvidig / Guirvidig, Extreme-Nord, Cameroon, Africa". Traveling Luck. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  2. ↑ Musgu at Ethnologue
  3. ↑ Mbenju Mafany (2014-12-18). "Cameroon’s Army Demolishes Boko Haram Training Camp in Guirvidig". The Cameroonian. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  4. ↑ "Cameroon says fights off Boko Haram attacks, kills 41 militants". Reuters. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

Coordinates: 10°53′00″N 14°50′02″E / 10.8833°N 14.8339°E / 10.8833; 14.8339

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