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Birnin Konni
Birni-N'Konni (also Birnin-Konni or shortened to Konni/Bkonni) is a town in the Tahoua Region of Niger, lying immediately north of the border of Nigeria and west of seasonal Maggia River. It is an important market town and transport hub and as of ...
and Maradi. It is on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert is thus an arid area with a dry, rocky landscape.
Galmi is well known for its purple and red onions popular in West Africa. Onion farming in the village was the subject of the Nigerien documentary film '' For the Best and for the Onion''.
A well-known landmark is the missions hospital, Galmi Hospital. The hospital compound is lush with vegetation from a local well compared to the surrounding area.
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Populated places in Niger