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Kousséri
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Also known as Kousseri, Fort-Foureau

Kousséri (from quṣūr meaning "palaces"), founded and known as Mser in the indigenous Mser language, is a city in Far North Province, Cameroon. It is the capital of the Logone-et-Chari department. It is a market town, and its population has recently been swollen by refugees from Chad. It had a population of 89,123 at the 2005 Census. The majority of the population are Shuwa Arabs with Chadian Arabic used as the lingua franca.

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Place details

Locality
Kousséri
Region
Extrême-Nord
Country
Cameroun
Population
139,024
Timezone
Africa/Douala

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Kousséri
Settlement.other_name
Mser, Fort Fureau
Settlement.native_name
قصور
Settlement.native_name_lang
ar
Settlement.image_skyline
Wahid_at_sultanate_of_Kousséri.JPG
Settlement.imagesize
300px
Settlement.pushpin_map
Cameroon
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
above
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Cameroon
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
25px Cameroon
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Far North Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Division
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Logone-et-Chari
Settlement.population_as_of
2005
Settlement.population_total
89,123 (Census)
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities

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Wikidata facts

Official name
قصور
Population
101246
Elevation
271
Image
Wahid at sultanate of Kousséri.JPG
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Kousséri
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Kousséri (from quṣūr meaning "palaces"), founded and known as Mser in the indigenous Mser language, is a city in Far North Province, Cameroon. It is the capital of the Logone-et-Chari department. It is a market town, and its population has recently been swollen by refugees from Chad. It had a population of 89,123 at the 2005 Census. The majority of the population are Shuwa Arabs with Chadian Arabic used as the lingua franca.

It forms a transborder agglomeration with the city of N'Djamena, capital of Chad, from which it is separated by the Logone River and the Chari River.

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