Diffa is a city and Urban Commune in the extreme southeast of Niger, near the border with Nigeria. It is the administrative seat of both Diffa Region, and the smaller Diffa Department. As of 2012, the commune had a total population of 56,437 people.
N'guigmi is a city and Commune of fifteen thousand in the easternmost part of Niger, very near to Lake Chad – lying on its shore until the lake retreated. It is a crossroads for the traditional camel caravans of the Toureg and for traders plying North and South across the Sahara.
Diffa is one of the seven Regions of Niger, located in the southeast of the country. The capital of the region is Diffa.
Zinder Region is one of the seven regions of Niger; the capital of the region is Zinder. The region covers 145,430 km². It is the most populous province of Niger.
Diori Hamani International Airport is an airport in Niamey, the capital of Niger. It is located 9 km (5.6 mi) from Niamey in the south-eastern suburbs of the city, along the Route Nationale 1, the major highway linking Niamey with the east of the nation. The airport complex also includes the major base for the Armed Forces of Niger's "Armee d'Air".
Mainé-Soroa is a town in southeastern Niger, the capital of the Mainé-Soroa Department, and is in turn part of Diffa Region. The town's population was 78,735 at the 2012 census.
Goudoumaria, Niger is a Commune and town in the southeast of the country, in Diffa Region, northwest of Diffa. Goudoumaria is an administrative post in the Maine-Soroa Department, and is approximately 50 km north of the Nigerian border and approximately 50 km east of the small city Soubdou.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Niger:
Diffa is a department of the Diffa Region in the extreme southeast of Niger. It is bordered by Chad to the east. Its capital lies at the city of Diffa. As of 2012, the department had a population of 209,249 people.
Mainé-Soroa is a department of the Diffa Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Mainé-Soroa.
Dirkou Airport is an airport serving the isolated Saharan outpost of Dirkou, Niger. It is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southwest of the city center. In early 2018 the airport saw extensive expansion during construction of a base for Central Intelligence Agency drone operations.
Dogondoutchi Airport is an airport serving Dogondoutchi, Niger. It is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east-northeast of the city centre.
Iferouane Airport is an airport serving the oasis town of Iferouane, in northern Niger. The airport is located just west of the town.
Ouallam Airport is an airport serving Ouallam, in southwestern Niger. The airport is located on a mesa 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of the town.
Tillabery Airport is an airport serving Tillabery, in the extreme west of Niger.
Maradi Airport is an airport serving Maradi, Niger. The airport is on the east side of the city.
Tahoua Airport is an airport serving Tahoua, Niger.
Gaya Airport is an airport serving Gaya, Dosso Region, Niger, near the country's borders with Benin and Nigeria. It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the city centre.
The Route Nationale No. 1 is an important highway in Niger. It connects the east part of the country to the west. RN1 runs approximately 1,200 km (750 mi) from Koutogou in the west to N'Guigmi in the east, via Dosso, Maradi, Zinder, and Diffa. The first large paved section, between Gouré and N'Guigmi, was surfaced in 1971–72. This section, in the distant and sparsely populated east, is now the most degraded section and in part completely eroded. It was named the "Route de l'Unité" in the 1970s. By 1980, it was joined by the second long all-weather road in Niger, the "Uranium Highway," running from Niamey to Arlit in the far north.
