Faranah
Sign in to saveFaranah (N’ko: ߝߙߊߣߊ߫߫) is a town and sub-prefecture in central Guinea, lying by the River Niger. As of 2014 it had a population of 78,108 people. The town is mainly inhabited by the Malinke people.
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Place details
- Locality
- Faranah
- Region
- Faranah
- Country
- Guinée
- Population
- 70,181
- Timezone
- Africa/Conakry
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Faranah
- Settlement.nickname
- Sankaran
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Sub-prefecture and town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Guinea
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Guinea
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Faranah Region
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2014 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 78108
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.population_blank2_title
- Religions
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 456
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Guinea
- Elevation
- 456
- Capital of
- Faranah Region
- Image
- Conakry-Féticheurs et danseurs de Farannah.jpg
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- Faranah Region
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Climate
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- Notable residents
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Faranah (N’ko: ߝߙߊߣߊ߫߫) is a town and sub-prefecture in central Guinea, lying by the River Niger. As of 2014 it had a population of 78,108 people. The town is mainly inhabited by the Malinke people.
== History == Sékou Touré was born in what was then a village, and after becoming president developed it with a mosque, palace and conference centre. It lies immediately south west of the Haut Niger National Park. The town is served by Faranah Airport.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Faranah” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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