The Grand Mosque of Niamey is a mosque located in Niamey, Niger. Built in the 1970s, it is the largest mosque in the city. The mosque features a minaret with 171 steps leading from the top to the base.
Koure is a rural community located 60 km east of Niamey, the capital of Niger. Koure is best known for its West African giraffes, a subspecies endemic to West Africa.
Niger, officially the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. More than 80% of the country's land area lies within the Sahara Desert. The predominantly Muslim population, numbering 26,342,784 in 2024, is concentrated mainly in the south and west of the country. The capital, Niamey, is located in the southwestern corner of Niger, along the Niger River.