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Place in Tillabéri Region, Niger

Sikié
SikiéLocation in Niger
Coordinates: 13°38′N 1°51′E / 13.633°N 1.850°E / 13.633; 1.850
Country	Niger
Region	Tillabéri Region
Department	Kollo Department

Sikié (also Sikièye, Sikiay, Sikiey ) is a Songhai town near Namaro in Niger. Sikié was the place where the defeated Songhai Empire army led by Askia Muhammed Gao installed their base hoping for a possible passage of the Moroccan army.

History

Sikiè was one of those places where the Askia dynasty settled after the fall of the Songhai Empire in 1591. In the mid-17th century, Sikié was part of the dominion of Ginde Marieizé, the ruler of Namaro.

Geography

The town, led by a traditional chief, is located around 16 kilometers southeast of Namaro which belongs to the department of Kollo in the Tillabéri region of Niger. Sikiè is located on the right bank of the Niger River . The larger villages in the area include Karma in the northwest and Yonkoto in the southeast. The landscape around Sikié is characterized by large sand dunes and river terraces.

Economy and Society

The inhabitants are predominantly farmers who grow cassava, pumpkins and rice. These commodities are mostly sold at to the neighboring towns of Namaro, Boubon and Karma . In 2013, a group of investors from Malaysia planned to establish a 766 hectares industrial livestock production complex in Sikié and neighboring towns of Yonkoto.

References

Séré de Rivières, Edmond (1965), Histoire du Niger, Paris: Berger-Levrault, pp. 74–75
Boubon, Hama (1967), Histoire traditionnelle d'un peuple. Les Zarma-Songhay, Présence Africaine{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Séré de Rivières, Edmond (1965), Histoire du Niger, pp. 74–75, retrieved 2021-04-17
ReNaLoc (2014), Répertoire National des Localités (ReNaLoc), Institut National de la Statistique de la République du Niger, p. 466
Verdure (1993), Projet promotion de la verdure de Karey Gorou. Eléments de diagnostic (PDF), openjicareport.jica.go.jp: Agence Japonaise de la Coopération Internationale, pp. 26–27, retrieved 2021-04-17
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