Sambisa Forest
Forest in Borno State / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sambisa Forest is a forest in Borno State, northeast Nigeria. It is in the southwestern part of Chad Basin National Park, about 60 km southeast of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. It has an area of 518 km2.[3][4]
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Location of Sambisa Forest in Borno State | |
Geography | |
Location | Sambisa, Borno, Nigeria |
Coordinates | 11°15′00″N 13°25′00″E[1] |
Elevation | 359 metres (1,178 ft) |
Area | 518 km2 [2] |
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Governing body | ISIL (Since May 2021) |
Ecology | |
Forest cover | Western Sudanese savannah |
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