# Ngurno

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{{Short description|Village in Nigeria}}
[[File:Dr. Barth's Reisen sdlich vom Tsad-See in den Jahren 1851-1852 - DPLA - 72cf7697a47b5ddf90535a103725715f.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A German map of [J. H. Barth](/source/Heinrich_Barth)'s 1850s travels in [Bornu](/source/Kanem%E2%80%93Bornu_Empire), showing "Ngornu" directly on the shore of a southern extension of [Lake Chad](/source/Lake_Chad).]]
[[File:Rabih Azzubair Dominions.png|thumb|right|250px|A map of [Rabih az-Zubayr](/source/Rabih_az-Zubayr)'s Bornu Empire in 1899, showing the area of Ngurno submerged beneath Lake Chad, southeast of [Kukawa](/source/Kukawa).]]
[[File:1911Nigeria.png|thumb|right|250px|[British Nigeria](/source/British_Nigeria) in 1911, showing "Ngornu" still serving as a regional center near Lake Chad.]]

'''Ngurno''' ("Blessing"){{sfnp|''Enc. Brit.''|1910|p=265}} is a [village](/source/villages_of_Nigeria) in far northeastern [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria). It is administered as part of the [Monguno](/source/Monguno) [LGA](/source/Local_government_areas_of_Nigeria) within [Borno State](/source/Borno_State) and was formerly an important trading center of the [Bornu Empire](/source/Bornu_Empire) and [Emirate](/source/Borno_Emirate).

==History==
Formerly known as '''Angorno''', '''Ngorno''',{{sfnp|''Enc. Brit.''|1878}} and '''Ngornu''', Ngurno was a major trading center of [Bornu](/source/Kanem%E2%80%93Bornu_Empire) during the 19th century, when its resident population was estimated at 30,000.{{sfnp|''Enc. Brit.''|1878}} This was substantially augmented on market days, when traders in [cotton](/source/cotton), [amber](/source/amber), metals, [coral](/source/coral), and [slaves](/source/slavery_in_Africa) would visit.{{sfnp|''Enc. Brit.''|1878}} At the time, [Lake Chad](/source/Lake_Chad) was nearby and frequently submerged the [floodplain](/source/floodplain) separating it from Ngurno.{{sfnp|''Enc. Brit.''|1878}} (See [Lake Chad flooded savanna](/source/Lake_Chad_flooded_savanna).) The city's importance waned following major floods that submerged the city itself and the [British conquest of the area](/source/British_conquest_of_Bornu), which they organized as part of [Nigeria](/source/British_Nigeria) under the local administration of [Maiduguri](/source/Maiduguri) to the southwest.

==See also==
* [List of villages in Borno State](/source/List_of_villages_in_Borno_State)

==References==
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===Bibliography===
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* {{citation |last= |first= |contribution=[Angorno](/source/%3As%3AEncyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica%2C_Ninth_Edition%2FAngorno) |title=[Encyclopaedia Britannica](/source/%3As%3AEB9) |edition=9th |volume=II |date=1878 |location= |publisher= |ref={{harvid|''Enc. Brit.''|1878}} |p=45 }}.
* {{citation |last=Lugard |first=Flora Louise Shaw |author-link=Flora Louise Shaw Lugard |contribution=[Bornu](/source/%3As%3A1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica%2FBornu) |title=[Encyclopaedia Britannica](/source/%3As%3AEB11) |edition=11th |date=1910 |volume=IV |location=New York |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. |ref={{harvid|''Enc. Brit.''|1910}} |pp=265-266 }}. <!--date per volume-->
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Category:Towns in Borno State

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