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Mandara Mountains Map of Cameroon highlighting its physical features, including major rivers, the Adamawa Plateau, Mount Cameroon, and national parks such as Waza, Bouba Ndjidah, Faro, and Benoue. Surrounding countries-Nigeria, Chad, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Republic of the Congo-are labeled. An inset locator map in the top left shows Cameroon's position within Africa.
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Monts Mandara
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Mandara Mountains
Mandara Mountains Mandara Mountains, Cameroon.

Mandara Mountains

mountains, Cameroon
Also known as: Monts Mandara
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Mandara Mountains, volcanic range extending about 120 miles (193 km) along the northern part of the Nigeria-Cameroon border from the Benue River (south) to Mora, Cameroon (north). The mountains rise to more than 3,500 feet (1,100 m) above sea level. During the colonial period they provided the border between the British and French Cameroons. The region is densely populated. People of the Chad language group predominate, living in dispersed homesteads or villages of small, circular huts. Sorghum is the principal crop. The major towns are Mokolo and Maroua in Cameroon and Mubi in Nigeria.

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