The Birni
The old walled quarter around the sultan's palace. Its dense, irregular lanes and courtyards form the oldest and most intricate part of the map.
Minimalist map poster · Niger
13.8072° N / 8.9881° E
An old sultanate capital in the Sahel, where a walled quarter and granite outcrops sit beside a later colonial town





One city, five moods
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Pixel ekwan · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
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The map
Zinder was the capital of the Sultanate of Damagaram, a power on the trans-Saharan caravan routes. The old quarter, the Birni, grew around the sultan's palace inside a defensive wall. On the map it is a knot of narrow, irregular lanes and compounds, very different from the wider, straighter streets of the districts that grew up later.
Granite outcrops rise out of the flat Sahel landscape around the city. These rounded rocky hills break up the street pattern and give a Zinder map poster its unusual features: dense streets stopping at a rock face, blank areas in the middle of the town, and paths circling around the hills.
Zinder was the capital of the colony of Niger until 1926, when the administration moved to Niamey. The traditional trading quarter of Zengou lies to the north, and the colonial-era town sits between the two old cores. Beyond them, roads lead off across open, dry land towards Nigeria and the rest of Niger.
The old walled quarter around the sultan's palace. Its dense, irregular lanes and courtyards form the oldest and most intricate part of the map.
Rocky hills rise among the streets and on the edge of town. They leave distinctive blank shapes in the layout and make the terrain easy to read.
The Birni and the Zengou trading quarter sit apart, with later districts between them. Together they give the city more than one centre.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
Preview ededa low-resolution im watermark. Print im HD files erender iaan 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 px, ededa watermark.
Why Zinder
Zinder's layout still shows its history as a sultanate and a caravan town. A map of it suits people with roots in Damagaram, those who have worked in the region and anyone interested in how Sahel cities grew.
The title, subtitle and coordinates line can be personalised. Choose Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. For $9 you get six print sizes as 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files, without a watermark.
Oder poster Zinder| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm (11.8 × 15.7″) | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3, 11.7 × 16.5″) | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2, 16.5 × 23.4″) | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm (18 × 24″) | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm (19.7 × 27.6″) | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm (24 × 36″) | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
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Eprint iaan matte paper 200 gsm, iaan size eo eo, mai 30 × 40 cm ñan 24 × 36″. Poster eprint eo emeja iaan $39, shipping ededo.
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