Guirvidig
Gerwidig, Girwidig, Gouirwidig, Guirwidig [1] | |
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Coordinates: 10°53′00″N 14°50′02″E / 10.8833°N 14.8339°E | |
Country | Cameroon |
Region | Far North |
Department | Mayo-Danay |
Guirvidig is a town in the Mayo-Danay Department of the Far North Region of Cameroon.[1]
A dialect of the Muskum language, Muzuk (Mousgoum de Guirvidig), is spoken in the town.[2]
In 2014, Guirvidig was the site of fighting between Boko Haram and the Cameroonian military, in which a Boko Haram training camp was destroyed.[3]
On 28 December 2014, Cameroonian troops repelled simultaneous Boko Haram raids into the towns of Guirvidig, Amchide, Makari, Limani, Waza and Achigachia, all located in Cameroon's Far North region.[4]