The Birnin Quarter, Zinder is located in the southeast of this modern city. The quarters are fine example of the traditional Hausa architecture. The Birnin Quarter, Zinder a maze of narrow streets, with many small gardens. One can see the old Banco houses everywhere, which can be identified by the geometrical designs in colorful relief. One will also find an old French Foreign Legion Fort here, which is visited by many tourists.
Among the sightseeing in Zinder include the Sultan's Palace and the Grand Mosque. Near the Birnin Quarter, Zinder is the Grand Mosque as well as the Sultan's Palacwe, both of which were built during mid-19th century. The Grand Mosque provides a good example to know the Birnin quarter. The Sultan's Palace is still used by the people of nearby towns and villages. People come here to get advice on different issues like marriage and inheritance. To get advice, one has to make an appointment with the Sultan through the many guides available. Tourists can relax at the Center Cultural Franco-Nigerian or CCFN.
Getting to Zinder
Zinder is a transport hub. The main roads go to Niamey and Kano in Nigeria and also to Chad through Nguigmi. There are good bus connection from Niamey to Zinder. It takes around 14 hours to reach by bus. There are bus routes to Agadez as well and it takes around 8 hours. One can also avail of the Bush taxis which are faster and cheaper. The Bush Taxis go till the Nigerian border. Zinder provides a good stop as one goes to or come from NIgeria. The main road goes straight to Kano.
There are different accommodation in Zinder which are both cheap an good. One can also live in camps as well. Some of the places to put up in Zinder include Le Damagaram, Malem Kal Ka Danu and Hotel Central.
The city of Zinder was founded at the start of the 17th century by Hausa tradesmen from kano. It is located on the trading route from Kano to Agadex. It was a famous trading center of the Hausa Empire. After the arrival of the French, Zinder was the administrative center till 1926, when Niamey became the capital of Niger.
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