Boutti

Boutti lies in the Manga country at the southern edge of the Sahara, northeast of Goudoumaria. Shallow depressions in the surrounding land support rain-fed cultivation and livestock raising, while Kangel hill rises to the east. An old caravan route leads north from Boutti through Kossotori and Agadem to the oasis of Bilma. Manga Kanuri, spoken across this part of the Lake Chad region, has also served as a language of trade.