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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 February 2025. Major river in West Africa Niger River Fleuve Niger (French) Joliba (Maninka) Jeluba (Bambara) Mayo Ɓalewo 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤴𞤮 𞤄𞤢𞤤𞤫𞤮 (Fula) Egerew ⴻⴳⴻⵔⴻⵡ (Tamasheq) Issa Beri (Zarma) Kwara (Hausa) Toru Beni (Ijo languages) Ọya (Yoruba) Óshimiri/ Oshimili ...
The name comes from the Niger River which flows through the west of the country. The origin of the river's name is uncertain. Alexandrian geographer Ptolemy wrote descriptions of the wadi Gir (in neighbouring modern Algeria) and the Ni-Gir ' Lower Gir ' to the south, possibly referring to the Niger River. [18]
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The Niger River, Kennedy Bridge and some of Niamey City Centre (right), taken from the roof of the UNV building, looking northwest. May 2006. The Kennedy Bridge is the main crossing for the Niger River in Niamey, Niger. It was built in 1970, and named for United States President John F. Kennedy. Its construction enabled Niamey to expand onto ...
Covering an area of over 250 km 2 (97 sq mi), the metropolitan area sits atop two plateaux reaching 218 m (715 ft) in altitude, bisected by the Niger River. At Niamey, the river, running almost straight SSE from Gao, Mali, makes a series of wide bends. The city grew on the east ("left bank") of the river as it meanders from west to east flow to ...
English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. ... This is a list of the Tributaries of the Niger River. They are listed by nation, at the point they converge into the ...
The source of the Niger River and the location of Timbuktu weren't known to Europeans. The Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa (commonly known as the African Association), founded in London on 9 June 1788, [1] was a British club dedicated to the exploration of West Africa, with the mission of discovering the origin and course of the Niger River and the ...
Benue River (French: la Bénoué), previously known as the Chadda River or Tchadda, is a major tributary of the Niger River. [2] The size of its catchment basin is 319 000 km 2 . Almost its entire length of approximately 1 400 kilometres (870 mi) is navigable during the summer months .