Baga, Borno
Baga is a town in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, close to Lake Chad, and lying northeast of the town of Kukawa. It is located within the Kukawa Local Government Area.
Baga | |
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Baga Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 13°7′7.7″N 13°51′23.7″E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Borno |
The town is approximately 196 km from Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. The "Doron Baga" fish market, as of 2000, was located about six kilometres from the town. Baga used to lie on the border of Lake Chad and was a fishing center itself in the 1960s and 1970s, but the diminishing size of the lake has caused fishermen to move, and others have turned to subsistence farming.
The town and the nearby naval base have been under the control by the Islamic State's West Africa Province since December 2018.
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