Boubon

Boubon
Pottery market in Boubon
Boubon Location in Niger
Coordinates: 13°36′5.72″N 1°55′34.21″E / 13.6015889°N 1.9261694°E / 13.6015889; 1.9261694
Country	Niger
Region	Tillabéry Region
Department	Kollo Department
Rural communes of Niger	Karma Commune
Elevation	195−199 m (−458 ft)

Boubon is a large village in southwestern Niger (West Africa), 27.8 km to the northwest of the centre of the capital Niamey.^[1]
It lies on the left bank of the Niger River in the Commune of Karma, Department of Kollo, Region of Tillabéry. On the eastern side Boubon is bordered by the sandy bed of an intermittent stream, the Guendiora, that flows into the Niger here. On the northern and western sides, Boubon is hemmed in by low rocky slopes of the Nigérien plateau.
The road from Niamey to Boubon is tarmacked. Facing Boubon on the opposite shore of the Niger River are the villages Béri, Dambou Béri, Sarando Béné and Sarando Ganda.^[2]

Boubon is one of the major pottery centers of Niger even though there is no large scale or centralized production: pottery is made by women in individual households. The pots are sold on the large and colourful weekly market on Wednesdays where also cattle is bought and sold, and meat, fruits, vegetables, household articles, clothing, shoes, etc.
There used to be a Campement Touristique on the island in the river facing Boubon, with a restaurant, a pool, and cabins to stay for the night. Mainly expatriates from Niamey came here, crossing to the island by pirogue.^[3][4] But it has been closed for a number of years and it now looks abandoned and derelict.

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  Road entering the village
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  Donkeys for sale at the weekly livestock market
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  Waterfront scene