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Niger 2022

Niger is a landlocked country in western Africa; it is one of the poorest and least educated in our world. We found it fascinating. Much of it is Sahara Desert, so my two word description of it is "dusty and windy"! Its people are colorful, friendly and curious about us, as tourism is in its infancy. Take a look!
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Our first look at Niger; this is Agadez, a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its link to caravan trade and Tuareg citizens.
Our first look at Niger; this is Agadez, a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its link to caravan trade and Tuareg citizens.		 A refuge camp; these are West Africans hoping to move to Europe, but stuck here at the moment.
A refuge camp; these are West Africans hoping to move to Europe, but stuck here at the moment.		 Our small tourist group quickly drew a crowd.
Our small tourist group quickly drew a crowd.
A huge animal market: goats, donkeys, cattle and camels.
A huge animal market: goats, donkeys, cattle and camels.		 Here are our first camels; these are for sale.
Here are our first camels; these are for sale.		 If you look carefully, you will see that this camel has blue eyes!
If you look carefully, you will see that this camel has blue eyes!
This is salt, mixed with clay, which is fed to livestock.
This is salt, mixed with clay, which is fed to livestock.		 Most of the sellers and buyers are male.
Most of the sellers and buyers are male.		 Workers, hoping to sell their goods
Workers, hoping to sell their goods
Most men cover their heads.
Most men cover their heads.		 Look at this dude proudly lounging on, I bet, his most prized possession.
Look at this dude proudly lounging on, I bet, his most prized possession.		 Fast food for sale
Fast food for sale
Boys at a Koranic school displaying their work
Boys at a Koranic school displaying their work		 Little kids are so cute...
Little kids are so cute...		 The girls and very young children are near the male students, but separated from them.
The girls and very young children are near the male students, but separated from them.
A former house of a rich man, so fancy...
A former house of a rich man, so fancy...		 People are what interest me the most.
People are what interest me the most.		 A caretaker of a house, now a museum, to show you how an interior might be decorated.
A caretaker of a house, now a museum, to show you how an interior might be decorated.
This man is making mud bricks, which will be used in construction (and have to be refreshed yearly after the rainy sesaon).
This man is making mud bricks, which will be used in construction (and have to be refreshed yearly after the rainy sesaon).		 Women are always covered; it didn't used to be this way...Islam caused the changes
Women are always covered; it didn't used to be this way...Islam caused the changes		 Could you put more on this bike?
Could you put more on this bike?
Street scene in Agadez
Street scene in Agadez		 Occasionally buildings are decorated on their exteriors.
Occasionally buildings are decorated on their exteriors.		 More people
More people
The minaret of the Grand Mosque of Agadez
The minaret of the Grand Mosque of Agadez		 This man helped me.
This man helped me.		 I love these colorful, plastic tea kettles.
I love these colorful, plastic tea kettles.
A shop in a market in Agadez; always these small shops are crammed with goods.
A shop in a market in Agadez; always these small shops are crammed with goods.		 Sandals popular with the Tuareg people.
Sandals popular with the Tuareg people.		 Another shop, this time with women in charge.
Another shop, this time with women in charge.
Domestic scene: henna painting
Domestic scene: henna painting		 Henna painting
Henna painting		 On a long roadtrip we had security: always they sat on the back of pickups, and it was windy and dusty!
On a long roadtrip we had security: always they sat on the back of pickups, and it was windy and dusty!
This is a well in the desert.
This is a well in the desert.		 This is how much water is pulled up from this well; not much.
This is how much water is pulled up from this well; not much.		 These donkeys pulled up this water; they walked a long, long way in order to do so.
These donkeys pulled up this water; they walked a long, long way in order to do so.
The donkeys get a drink after they've finished pulling up the water.
The donkeys get a drink after they've finished pulling up the water.		 What are they looking at? Possibly some of my tourist group.
What are they looking at? Possibly some of my tourist group.		 Don't know exactly why, but I really like this photo.
Don't know exactly why, but I really like this photo.
A nomad's compound
A nomad's compound		 The nomad village
The nomad village		 Another crowd gathered to look at us
Another crowd gathered to look at us
Notice the similar fabric; I bet they are mother and daughter.
Notice the similar fabric; I bet they are mother and daughter.		 Water is precious in Niger so much work happens on the shore of this lake.
Water is precious in Niger so much work happens on the shore of this lake.		 A village we passed
A village we passed
Look at the camels crossing the water!
Look at the camels crossing the water!		 Curious about us?
Curious about us?		 These are granaries, used to store millet.
These are granaries, used to store millet.
Look at the baby camel! We think it is very young...
Look at the baby camel! We think it is very young...		 Camels on the march
Camels on the march		 Being driven by this young man
Being driven by this young man
More granaries
More granaries		 Working the grain
Working the grain		 Millet seeds?
Millet seeds?
Another camel herd, this time in a small village
Another camel herd, this time in a small village		 A farmer family?
A farmer family?		 Check out his hat
Check out his hat
Men gathered in a mud mosque
Men gathered in a mud mosque		 The colorful men were watching us.
The colorful men were watching us.		 A mud mosque, Sudanese style
A mud mosque, Sudanese style
A bike with a soft seat?
A bike with a soft seat?		 Donkey cart and passengers
Donkey cart and passengers		 Women watching us (notice women in one group; men in another)
Women watching us (notice women in one group; men in another)
Another mud mosque in the town of Yama, famous for its mosques
Another mud mosque in the town of Yama, famous for its mosques		 Children watching us (another type of group?)
Children watching us (another type of group?)		 Women watching me over the side of a mosque's wall
Women watching me over the side of a mosque's wall
Three of them
Three of them		 Closeup of one. All were friendly
Closeup of one. All were friendly		 The inside of a newlywed's house
The inside of a newlywed's house
Wedding presents are practical things the bride will need.
Wedding presents are practical things the bride will need.		 The owner of the compound who showed us the newlywed's home
The owner of the compound who showed us the newlywed's home		 Village scene
Village scene
How's this for a loaded vehicle?
How's this for a loaded vehicle?		 And this one?
And this one?		 And the more traditional style
And the more traditional style
A decorated tuk tuk
A decorated tuk tuk		 Motor bikes are very popular...and practical.
Motor bikes are very popular...and practical.		 Another street scene
Another street scene
Mosques are everywhere, including small ones in the countryside.
Mosques are everywhere, including small ones in the countryside.		 Typical, rural scene
Typical, rural scene		 Niger has its own endemic subspecies of West African giraffes; we followed these on foot in hopes of photos.
Niger has its own endemic subspecies of West African giraffes; we followed these on foot in hopes of photos.
Work on the bank of the Niger River
Work on the bank of the Niger River		 Typical fishing boat on the Niger
Typical fishing boat on the Niger		 A rock outcropping along the river
A rock outcropping along the river
A small ferry boat crossing the river?
A small ferry boat crossing the river?		 Baby baobab trees
Baby baobab trees		 There are fruit bats in these branches; can you see them?
There are fruit bats in these branches; can you see them?
A school classroom
A school classroom		 Typical home on an island in the river; much of life happens outside.
Typical home on an island in the river; much of life happens outside.		 Curious young girl?
Curious young girl?
The Niger River, which starts in Cameroon and empties into the sea in Nigeria.
The Niger River, which starts in Cameroon and empties into the sea in Nigeria.		 Inside a mosque in Niamey, the capitol of Niger
Inside a mosque in Niamey, the capitol of Niger		 The mosque's dome
The mosque's dome
A prayer hall
A prayer hall		 A cow with strange, bulbous horns...in the saddest zoo I've ever visited.
A cow with strange, bulbous horns...in the saddest zoo I've ever visited.
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