Goura, Far North Region Explained

Official Name:	Goura
Settlement Type:	Village
Pushpin Map:	Cameroon
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Cameroon
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Cameroon
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Far North Region
Subdivision Type2:	Department
Subdivision Name2:	Logone-et-Chari
Subdivision Type3:	Commune
Subdivision Name3:	Makary
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Coordinates:	12.3327°N 14.5264°W

Goura is a village in the Far North Region of Cameroon. It lies in a "dusty grey sun-bleached plain".^[1]

History

After their home town of Rann in Nigeria was destroyed by Boko Haram in January 2019, about 35,000 people fled across the border into Cameroon. Most of these refugees relocated to Goura,^{[1] [2]} where they constructed a "makeshift settlement".^[2]

See also

• List of municipalities of Cameroon
• Communes of Cameroon

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'No other possibility but to leave': UN News special report from the Nigeria-Cameroon border as 35,000 newly-displaced seek safety . UN News . 1 February 2019 . 17 August 2018 .
2. Web site: Briefing: Nigerians seek safety in Cameroon as Boko Haram crisis escalates . Linus Unah . IRIN News . 7 February 2019 . 17 August 2018 .