Filingue

Filingue is a town in southwestern

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It is situated on the eastern bank of the

Dallol Bosso The Dallol Bosso ( Zarma: Boboye) is one of two major seasonal river valleys in southwest Niger. The Dallol Bosso valley runs from the Azawagh area in the Sahara west and south through the Dosso Region where it reaches the Niger River valley. Hu ...

valley, some 180 km northeast of Niger's capital city

Niamey Niamey () is the capital and largest city of Niger. Niamey lies on the Niger River, primarily situated on the east bank. Niamey's population was counted as 1,026,848 as of the 2012 census. As of 2017, population projections show the capital di ...

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As pools of stagnant water remain in this valley in the dry season there's a lot of

mudbrick A mudbrick or mud-brick is an air-dried brick, made of a mixture of loam, mud, sand and water mixed with a binding material such as rice husks or straw. Mudbricks are known from 9000 BCE, though since 4000 BCE, bricks have also bee ...

making.

File:Niger, Filingué (1).jpg, Scene at the bus station File:Niger, Filingué (10), street scene.jpg, Preparing meat skewers File:Niger, Filingué (33), brick making.jpg, Brick making on the outskirts of town Communes of Tillabéri Region Tillabéri Region {{Niger-geo-stub