Mora, Cameroon Explained
| Official Name: | Mora |
| 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 Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Total: | 53667 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | WAT |
| Coordinates: | 11.05°N 23°W |
| Elevation M: | 455 |
Mora is a town in northern Cameroon. Mora has a population of 55,216 making it the 5th biggest city in Far North.[1] [2] [3]
The German fort of Mora was the last German fort in Cameroon to surrender during World War I. After a long time under siege, Captain Ernst von Raben and his men surrendered to the allied forces on February 20, 1916, over a year after the rest of the German army withdrew out of Cameroon. Many German troops escaped to the neutral Spanish colony of Río Muni.
References
- Damis, Fritz. Auf Dem Moraberge – Erinnerungen an Die Kämpfe Der 3. Kompagnie Der Ehemaligen Kaiserlichen Schutztruppe Für Kamerun. 1929. Berlin. German soldiers' collective account of the siege
- Dane, Edmund. British Campaigns in Africa and the Pacific, 1914-1918,. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1919.
- Dornseif, Golf. Kameruner Endkampf Um Die Festung Moraberg. 2 June 2010. Web.
- Farwell, Byron.The Great War in Africa. W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York, 1986.
- Fecitte, Harry. Lake Chad Area: 1914. Harry's Africa – The Soldier's Burden. Web.
- Henry, Helga Bender. Cameroon on a Clear Day. Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library, 1999.
- O'Neill, Herbert C. The War in Africa and the Far East. London: London Longmans Green, 1918.
- Robinson, Dan. Publication. Mandaras Publishing, 2010. Web.
- Strachan, Hew. The First World War. Vol. I: To Arms. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001.
- Strachan, Hew. The First World War in Africa. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2004
11.05°N 23°W
Notes and References
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/cameroon/11066946/Thousands-flee-Boko-Haram-attacks-in-Nigeria-for-Cameroon.html UK Telegraph, Thousands flee Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria for Cameroon
- http://www.weather-forecast.com/locations/Mora-1 weather-forecast.com, Mora
- http://www.worldatlas.com/af/cm/en/where-is-mora.html worldatlas.com, Mora
