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Goulfey
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Total population
58,117
Demographic figures from Institut National de la Statistique (Cameroon). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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Overview
Goulfey is a town and commune in the Logone-et-Chari department of Cameroon, close to the border of Chad.
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History
Goulfey is infamous for its practice and techniques of warfare. It was believed to have been founded by Rabat after Djagara led a victory over him with the help of the French. The history of Goulfey has its from the 16th to 18th centuries during its Arab invasions. The Arabs found people embedded in ancestral traditions, locally known as the cult of the Varan, which is considered the symbol of Goulfey and a spiritual element of protection and divination. It plays an important political and religious role in the community. It was often believed that the spirits were known as the Gbwéi-gbwéi, who collaborated with the people through the traditional priest to offer household food, such as honey and milk to the Varans, housed in the tower. The famous military emperor was Rabah, who came from Egypt to Goulfey in an aim to convert locals to Islam and taking slaves. Its weapons used in battles are still present here.
Geography
Goulfey is located about 50 kilometres north of Kousséri and is separated by the Logone River.
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