Bilabrin
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Bilabrin | |
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  Bilabrin Location of Bilabrin | |
| Coordinates: 14°25′41″N 13°25′18″E / 14.42806°N 13.42167°E | |
| Country | Niger |
| Region | Diffa Region |
| Department | N'guigmi Department |
| Commune | Nguigmi |
Bilabrin (also spelled Bélabirim, Bélabirin, Bilaberim, Bilabrim, Bilabrine, Boulabirina, Boula Brin, Boulabrin) is a village located in the commune of N'guigmi, Diffa Region, in southeast Niger. The village is approximately six kilometers west of the Chad–Niger border.
Bilabrin is the birthplace of former Niger President Mohamed Bazoum.[1]
The village is located north of Lake Chad at an altitude of 285 meters,[2] approximately six kilometers west of the international border with Chad. The city of N'guigmi, capital of the surrounding of N'guigmi commune of the same name, is located 37 kilometers southwest of Bilabrin.
Bilabrin lies in the transition zone between the Sahara and the Sahel. The village receives between 200 and 300 mm of annual rainfall per year.[3]