- Yelwa
Yelwa is a
town inPlateau State ,Nigeria on theNiger River . It is the site of theYelwa massacre .
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Yelwa — ▪ Nigeria also called Yauri, town, seat of the traditional Yauri emirate, Kebbi state, northwestern Nigeria. It lies on the road between Kontagora and Birnin Kebbi. An early Niger River settlement of the Reshe (Gungawa) people, it was… … Universalium
Yelwa — Original name in latin Yelwa Name in other language State code NG Continent/City Africa/Lagos longitude 8.83333 latitude 9.63333 altitude 221 Population 13234 Date 2013 05 18 … Cities with a population over 1000 database
Yelwa massacre — The Yelwa massacre took place on May 2, 2004, in Yelwa, Nigeria. According to Red Cross reports more than 630 nomad Muslims were killed by Christians. Prior to this incident, Muslims attacked Christians in Yelwa. According to testimonies gathered … Wikipedia
Massacre De Yelwa — Le massacre de Yelwa du 2 mai 2004, à Yelwa, au Nigeria, a fait au moins 630 morts, d’après les décomptes de la Croix Rouge, et d’autres témoins. Une milice chrétienne de la communauté Tarok, sédentaire y aurait massacré une communauté… … Wikipédia en Français
Massacre de yelwa — Le massacre de Yelwa du 2 mai 2004, à Yelwa, au Nigeria, a fait au moins 630 morts, d’après les décomptes de la Croix Rouge, et d’autres témoins. Une milice chrétienne de la communauté Tarok, sédentaire y aurait massacré une communauté… … Wikipédia en Français
Massacre de Yelwa — Le massacre de Yelwa du 2 mai 2004, à Yelwa, au Nigeria, a fait au moins 630 morts, d’après les décomptes de la Croix Rouge, et d’autres témoins. Une milice chrétienne de la communauté Tarok, sédentaire y aurait massacré une communauté… … Wikipédia en Français
Christian Association of Nigeria — The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) is an umbrella organization containing numerous Christian denominations in Nigeria. Contents 1 Leadership 2 Organization 3 History 4 … Wikipedia
religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… … Universalium
Niger River — or Joliba or Kworra Principal river of western Africa. The third longest on the continent, it rises in Guinea near the Sierra Leone border and flows into Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea. It is 2,600 mi (4,183 sq km) long, and its middle course is… … Universalium
Dates of 2004 — ▪ 2005 January It turns out we were all wrong, probably, in my judgment. David Kay, former U.S. chief weapons inspector in Iraq, in testimony to the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, January 28 January 1 Haitian Pres. Jean… … Universalium
