Goulfey is a town and

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in the

Logone-et-Chari Logone-et-Chari is a department of Extreme-Nord Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 12,133 km and at the 2005 Census had a total population of 486,997. The capital of the department is at Kousséri. Most inhabitants of t ...

department of

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, close to the border of

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Geography

Goulfey is located about 50 kilometres north of

Kousséri Kousséri (from ar, قصور ''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 ...

and is separated by the

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History

Goulfey is infamous for its practice and techniques of warfare. It was believed to have been founded by Rabat after Djagara led a victory over him with the help of the

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. The history of Goulfey has its from the 16th to 18th centuries during its Arab invasions. The Arabs found people embedded in ancestral traditions, locally known as the cult of the Varan, which is considered the symbol of Goulfey and a spiritual element of protection and divination. It plays an important political and religious role in the community. It was often believed that the spirits were known as the Gbwéi-gbwéi, who collaborated with the people through the traditional priest to offer household food, such as honey and milk to the Varans, housed in the tower. The famous military emperor was Rabah, who came from

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to Goulfey in an aim to convert locals to

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and taking slaves. Its weapons used in battles are still present here.

Tourism

Goulfey is a centuries-old dwelling. It is a museum and acts as a cultural centre where young people visit to learn about the rich culture of Kotoko.

References

Site de la primature - Élections municipales 2002

Contrôle de gestion et performance des services publics communaux des villes camerounaises
Thèse de Donation Avele, Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV * Charles Nanga,
La réforme de l’administration territoriale au Cameroun à la lumière de la loi constitutionnelle n° 96/06 du 18 janvier 1996
', Mémoire ENA. Communes of Far North Region (Cameroon) {{Cameroon-geo-stub

Geography

History

Tourism

See also

References