Mora, Cameroon

Mora
Mora Location in Cameroon
Coordinates: 11°03′N 14°09′E
Country	Cameroon
Province	Far North Province
Elevation	455 m (1,493 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	53,667
Time zone	WAT

Mora is a town in northern Cameroon. Mora has a population of 55,216 making it the 5th biggest city in Far North.

The German fort of Mora was the last German fort in Cameroon to surrender during World War I. After a long time under siege, Captain Ernst von Raben and his men surrendered to the allied forces on February 20, 1916, over a year after the rest of the German army withdrew out of Cameroon. Many German troops escaped to the neutral Spanish colony of Río Muni.

Gallery

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  Mora City hall

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  Exterior of German Fort near Mora, 1916.

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  Case d'habitation

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  Mora Bilingual High School

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  Mandara Mountains view from Mora

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  Rocky mountains in Mora

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  Hicking in Mora

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  Podoko warriors (Mora)

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  A hut in Mora

References

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• Fecitte, Harry. Lake Chad Area: 1914. Harry's Africa – The Soldier's Burden. Web.
• Henry, Helga Bender. Cameroon on a Clear Day. Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library, 1999.
• O'Neill, Herbert C. The War in Africa and the Far East. London: London Longmans Green, 1918.
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