Say | |
|---|---|
  Say Location in Niger | |
| Coordinates: 13°06′N 2°22′E / 13.100°N 2.367°E | |
| Country |  Niger |
| Region | Tillabéri Region |
| Department | Say Department |
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Population (2012 census) | |
| • City | 58,290 |
| • Urban | 13,546 |
| • Metro | 175,625 (Say Department) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Say (Saayi) is a town in southwest Niger, situated on the Niger River. It is the capital of the Say Department in the Tillabéri Region. Say was a small Songhai[1] town prior to the arrival of the Fulani marabout Alfa Mohamed Diobo in the nineteenth century who converted the town to a center for Islamic learning and established the Emirate of Say.[2] The municipality has 58,290 inhabitants,[3][4] and its economy is dominated by agriculture, herding and small trade. Today, the inhabitants of Say are mostly Peulh, Songhai and Zarma.
- ^ Delafosse, Maurice, Haut-Sénégal-Niger (1870-1926) (PDF), p. 170, retrieved 20 April 2021
- ^ DECRAENE, DECRAENE (1978), "Lettre de Say Le futur El Azhar de l'Ouest africain", Le Monde.fr, LeMonde.fr, retrieved 18 March 2021
- ^ "Say (Department, Niger) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Institut National de la Statistique du Niger".