Guirvidig Explained

Official Name:Guirvidig
Other Name:Gerwidig, Girwidig, Gouirwidig, Guirwidig [1]
Pushpin Map:Cameroon
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Cameroon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Cameroon
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Far North
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Mayo-Danay
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:10.8833°N 14.8339°W

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

A dialect of the Muskum language, Muzuk (Mousgoum de Guirvidig), is spoken in the town.

In 2014, Guirvidig was the site of fighting between Boko Haram and the Cameroonian military, in which a Boko Haram training camp was destroyed.[2]

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.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guirvidig / Guirvidig, Extreme-Nord, Cameroon, Africa. Traveling Luck. 2015-01-05.
  2. News: Mbenju Mafany . Cameroon's Army Demolishes Boko Haram Training Camp in Guirvidig . The Cameroonian . 2015-01-05 . 2014-12-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150106020412/http://thecameroonian.com/article/cameroon%E2%80%99s-army-demolishes-boko-haram-training-camp-guirvidig . 2015-01-06.
  3. Web site: Cameroon says fights off Boko Haram attacks, kills 41 militants. Reuters. 29 December 2014. 29 December 2014.