Ngaoundéré or N'Gaoundéré is the capital of the
Adamawa Province of
Cameroon. It has a population of 189,800 (2001 estimate). It lies at the northern end of the
railway to
Yaoundé and is also home to an
airport. The current city was founded in approximately 1835 by the Fulani leader Ardo Njobdi, although the site had previously been an Mbum capital as well. Attractions in the city include the Lamido Palace and the Lamido Grand Mosque. The name Ngaoundéré is a composite word in the Mbum language meaning Navel-Mountain, where "Ngaou" means mountain and "ndéré" means navel. The town is named after a nearby mountain.
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