Kousséri
Kousséri (from Arabic: 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 population has recently been swollen by refugees from Chad. It had a population of 89,123 at the 2005 Census. The majority of the population are Shuwa Arabs with Chadian Arabic used as the lingua franca.
Kousséri
قصور Mser, Fort Fureau | |
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Kousséri Location in Cameroon | |
| Coordinates: 12°04′42″N 15°01′51″E | |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Province | Far North Province |
| Division | Logone-et-Chari |
| Elevation | 271 m (889 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 89,123 (Census) |
| Climate | BSh |
It forms a transborder agglomeration with the city of N'Djamena, capital of Chad, from which it is separated by the Logone River and the Chari River.
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