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Guinea is the origin of the Niger River, one of the most important river systems in West Africa. Sénégal River (Senegal) Falémé River; Bafing River; Bakoy River. Kokoro River; Gambia River. Koulountou River; Geba River. Corubal River (Koliba River) (Tominé River) Kogon River (Compony River) Nunez River; Kitali River (Kapatchez River ...
The Geba (French: Rivière Geba, Portuguese: Rio Geba) is a river of West Africa that rises in the northernmost area of Guinea in the Fouta Djallon highlands, passes through southern Senegal, and reaches the Atlantic Ocean in Guinea-Bissau. It is about 550 kilometres (340 mi) in total length. [3] In Senegal, the river is locally known as the ...
A map showing Guinea's cities and administrative divisions. Location of Guinea. Guinea is a country on the coast of West Africa and is bordered by Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
Pages in category "Rivers of Guinea" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. ... Pongo River (Guinea) S. Saint John River (Liberia)
A passage in Leo [Africanus] (vol. III, 822) points to Guinea having been a corrupt form of Jenne [2,000-year-old city in central Mali on Niger river], less famous than Ghana but nevertheless for many centuries famed in the Maghrib as a great market and a seat of learning. The relevant passage reads: "The Kingdom of Ghinea . . . called by the ...
Guinea physical map, parameters equal to File:Guinea location map.svg: ... List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Guinea; Milo River; Mohammed VI Mosque (Conakry)
About 40 miles (64 km) inland is the city of Boké; the largest on the river and the chief commercial center of Guinea. Here the river is 100m wide and 1m deep. [3] [4] Upstream from Boké, the shallow river winds through low hills with many series of rapids and small islet clusters to its source, a confluence of several small streams.
The location of Guinea An enlargeable map of the Republic of Guinea. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Guinea: Guinea – country located in West Africa, that was formerly known as French Guinea. [1] Guinea's territory has a curved shape, with its base at the Atlantic Ocean, inland to the east, and turning ...