Bilma
in Agadez, Niger
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 18.685 and 12.916 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 18° 41' 7" and E 12° 54' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - XOF
- Spoken languages:
- French, Hausa, Kanuri
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 08:33 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Africa/Niamey
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:15 am and 5:30 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -19.033 and -169.783 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Liku - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning it is not safe to travel Niger.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Niger. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Bilma
Bilma in Agadez with it's 2,291 habitants is located in Niger about 801 mi (or 1,289 km) north-east of Niamey, the country's capital town.
Current time in Bilma is now 08:33 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Niamey with an UTC offset of one hour. Unfortunatly there are no larger airports in the vicinity of this location. The sidebar provides some ideas about how to get here.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bardai, Tanout, , and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Bilma
Bilma is an oasis town in north east Niger with a population of around 2,500 people. It lies protected from the desert dunes under the Kaouar Cliffs and is the largest town along the Kaouar escarpment. It is known for its gardens, for salt and natron production through evaporation ponds, date cultivation, and as the destination of one of the last Saharan caravan routes. On June 23, 2010 in Bilma was recorded the highest temperature ever in Niger with 48.2 °C .
Bilma Department
Bilma is a department of the Agadez Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Bilma.
