Zinder (Damagaram)
#danbouzu visits #Damgaram (#Zinder) in Niger Republic.
Landscape alongside road Niamey - Zinder, Niger
Landscape alongside road Niamey - Zinder, Niger
Field mission to Niger - 2012
Filmed by JC Brito
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Sultan's Palace in Zinder, Niger
You should travel to the colourful palace of the Sultan of Damagaram at Zinder if you are on a visit to Niger Republic.
The Sultan originally arrived from Yemen in the 18th century, and had this palace built in 1850. The walls are ten metres high and ten metres thick, and the palace has never really been tested for defensiveness, as it was never attacked. The main gate is quite impressive: a whitewashed wall contrasts with the brownish teint of the walls. The emblem of the Sultan is displayed above the actual gate: a sword and two spears crossed behind a shield. We examine the sturdy wooden gate, still the same as in 1850, before we walk into the courtyard. The upper floor on the left is for the women of the Sultan, and on the right, we see small doors. these are cells. People would be locked up inside, and scorpions and snakes would be added to make them confess to whatever wrong doings they were accused of. According to the guide, they are still being used in our time, which I find a little hard to believe: there is little evidence of recent convicts. The courtyard is used for many different occasions. At the end of it, another impressive whitewashed gate with decorations. Big drum-like instrument once used for communication, but since long replaced by mobile phones. Then, there is the corridor of no return where those convicted to death sentence were led. There is a smaller courtyard with a couple of horses, but the Sultan now prefers to travel by car, and what used to be a bigger place with horses, now has turned into his parking.
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