Tourist Information about Nigeria

Tourist Information about Nigeria

varied aspects of the surface Nigeria is divided terrain to a number of areas and regions, located Plains Scotto in the northwestern part of Nigeria and conducted by several rivers, and overflowing in the rainy season, characterized this region fertile soil she can by farms, but the floods may be severe and cause disasters devastating. 

stretching region Chad Basin across the north-eastern part of Nigeria south of Lake Chad, and west and includes this basin sand dunes and that turn parts of them in the rainy season to the swamps, but that in some times where there is rain catch these areas waves severe drought, covering the northern plains high, nearly 20% of the area of Nigeria, and the longer these plains a source of a number of branches River Niger, such as collapsed Alkoonjula, Alscotto, Alkuanda. 

while the Jos Plateau is located near the middle of Nigeria, rising sharply from the level plains of neighboring, rises some parts of the region to more than 1,500 meters above sea level, and is the Niger River Basin - Benue arc stretching across the mid- Nigeria, from east to west, being the River Niger to the south-west of the boys across the central part of the west of Nigeria, and joins the two rivers near the center of the country, and Andfan together towards the Niger Delta, covering the territory of herbal and palm forests and plains swamps parts of the valley, while other areas are covered hills rocky and rugged. 

located the western highlands, which also known as the plateau land of the Yoruba in the western part of the mid-Nigeria at an altitude of 300-610 meters above sea level, and covers the grassy plains high land and be sparkling like domes. 

while the Eastern Highlands is located on the eastern border of Nigeria, It consists of hills and mountains and rocky hills are low, and consists plains of south-western region of dense forests, descend gradually northward in the Gulf of Guinea, which is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean and covers the swamps and shallow lakes large part of the coastal region, as the area is located land low-East, and the Niger Delta, which occupies the southern region of Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea, which is made ​​up of deposits of mud, clay and sand at the mouth of the River Niger, covering shallow lakes and mangrove swamps large part of the region. 

The summit Tchabal Valley of the highest peaks in Nigeria, where rises 2419 meters above sea level. 

climate 

controlled tropical climate on most parts of Nigeria, divided Nigeria into two climatic, first in the north and dominated by the nature of the hotter and drier than the southern regions, as lead blocks air continental tropical winds sandy dry from the desert, the southern region Viswdha weather with high humidity and copious rain the Sahel region, and are exposed to the effects of air masses tropical marine, and different temperatures on the north of the country depending on the seasons climate, as well as rainfall with being a lot less than is the case in the south. 

and temperatures drop in each of the Jos Plateau and central Nigeria and the Eastern Highlands , due to the high rise in these areas. 

regime 

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the system of government in Nigeria Republican and is the executive body of the President of the Republic, which occupies all of the positions of head of state and head of government, and represented the government in the House of a federal executive, is elected president by direct popular vote for a period of a presidential term of four years, nor may his nomination for more than two terms. 

represented the legislative body in the National Assembly and is divided into two chambers, "Senate" and consists of a 107-seat members are elected by direct popular vote, and the "House of Representatives" and consists of a 364-seat members are elected also by popular vote and the term by four years. 

judicial power in Nigeria is represented in the Supreme Court, which is set to the judges by the Governing Council regional, and federal appeals court, which the federal government to appoint judges on the advice of the Advisory Committee on Judicial. 

, and there are a number of political parties in Nigeria, including the Alliance for Democracy , the Popular Party, a pan-Nigeria, the grand coalition Per progressives, the Popular Party, the Democratic and the other the other parties. 

Brief History 

There Nigeria, many of the political and social conflicts, which appeared after it gained independence in the early sixties of the last century, Nigeria has moved from the military regime in power which was imposed on the country for two decades and despite the entry into the system of political pluralism, however, this did not prevent the continuation of violent conflicts between denominations different. 

dominated the political arena in Nigeria three tribes jostling with each other, which leads one way or another to the lack of stability in the political situation in Nigeria, These tribes are: in the north tribe "Hausa" includes Muslims, and in the south-west tribe "Yoruba," The Tribe "Igbo" is located in the south-east, and the two tribes Tdman Christian majority. 

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traditional houses of the tribes of Hausa

and pass quickly on these tribes, we find that the tribe "Hausa "stationed in northern Nigeria, and extends from the mountain air of the Republic of Niger in the north to the area of Jos Plateau in central Nigeria to the south, and from Lake Chad in the east to the city to reap the Republic of Mali to the west, and Hausa are the largest concentration of ethnic Nigeria, represents residents of Hausa about a quarter of the country's population, and the estimated proportion of Muslims this tribe 98%, and practiced Hausa agriculture and settle in Hawwadharha and that of the leading cities of the city of Kano, northern Nigeria. 

The tribe Yoruba, located in the south-west second most tribes Nigerian number after Hausa, divided Yoruba into seven groups and each one of them its leader, the private, not devoid of this tribe of internal conflicts between the seven groups, and the activity of the tribe of Yoruba is in agriculture and trade, has been known tribe, the Yoruba take its struggle with permanent tribe Hausa which resulted in a lot of bloody confrontations. 

third tribes is the tribe of the Igbo, a tribe third in terms of number after each of the Hausa and Yoruba and settle this tribe in the south-eastern part of Nigeria, and is characterized by being a class society everyone has the status of a certain determined social status, and is concentrated in this region, the majority of the oil reserves of Nigeria. 

has been associated with the name of the tribe Igbo war Biafra secessionist between each of the tribes of the Igbo and Hausa, which launched after that was declared the secession of the territory Biafra's oil-rich mid-1967 by President Benjamin Nnamdi Ozykoa, where it began a civil war that killed a million people and the war continued in the period between June 1967 and until January 1970. 

grappling tribes among them, there are no such conflicts in order to religion only, but includes among carries other conflicts private interests and political calculations and revenge, these things behind them a lot of alliances, as a result of these conflicts, the number of civil wars and coups in the early nineties Event coups of organizing officers Ibo against the head of the Hausa, but that does not work any of them as the ensuing a number of coups and assassinations other. 

Due to the establishment of many of the sons of the tribe Hausa in the areas of influence tribe, the Yoruba and the opposite often occurs a lot of confrontations between the two sides, in addition to the struggle for power and rule the country. 

cities and tourism 

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as the rest of the African countries rich in Nigeria, many of the elements of the natural beauty, Vtzachr vegetation, forests and natural features charming, was the work of officials in Nigeria to re-energize tourism, highlighting its landmarks, and diverse forms of tourism in Nigeria between beaches in the southern part of the country, parks and wildlife, in addition to the many festivals held out. 

mention of Parks in Nigeria park "Iancara year" , which is a tourist resort and a nature reserve, located in the state of Bauchi West Africa, and includes many forms of animals we find out the elephants, crocodiles, hippos, black and other many animals released in the natural environment between forests, and includes this region places for vacations, restaurants and places to hold conferences. 

and parks other park "Lake Kenji year," which includes turn many forms of objects wild animals and birds, and park "Gachaka Jomte year", which is the largest park in Nigeria, and includes many of the mountains and valleys, and in the Each of the states of Adamawa and Taraba, and covered the land is mountainous grassland and forest tropical rain, and includes the park types of monkeys, animals, birds and flowers of all these scenic enjoyed by location constitutes an attraction for tourists, and there are park "Cross River year," which is a natural reserves fitted with many of different species of plants and animals, etc, and park "basin Chad year," resort "Dazhuna water," park "Oyo" old. 

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one of the reserves, Nigeria

is the city of Lagos is Nigeria's largest city, and more cities are densely populated, has been to Lagos is Nigeria's capital and it before they are chosen Abuja to become is the current capital of the country, and is considered to Lagos, the economic capital of the country and the gateway to West Africa. 

and famous cities also Nigeria Ibadan this city, which comes in second place after Lagos in terms of area, and Ibadan center for commerce, education and transportation, in addition to the cities of Kano, Port Harcourt. 

Nigeria is rich in many natural resources such as oil, tin and Alcolompet, Allhdid, coal, limestone, lead, zinc, natural gas, hydropower, arable land.