Guirvidig

Guirvidig

Guirvidig

Place in Far North, Cameroon


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

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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. "Guirvidig / Guirvidig, Extreme-Nord, Cameroon, Africa". Traveling Luck. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  2. Musgu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  3. Mbenju Mafany (2014-12-18). "Cameroon's Army Demolishes Boko Haram Training Camp in Guirvidig". The Cameroonian. Archived from the original on 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  4. "Cameroon says fights off Boko Haram attacks, kills 41 militants". Reuters. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

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