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Fouta Djallon

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Fouta Djallon

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Also known as Fuuta Jaloo

region in the Republic of Guinea, West Africa

Wikidata facts

Instance of
region
Country
Guinea
Area
81952
Elevation
1515
Highest point
Mount Loura
Image
Guinea Topography.png
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Commons category
Fouta Djalon
mountain range
Guinea Highlands
native label
فوتا جالون
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Encyclopedic overview

Map of the Guinea Highlands. Fouta Djallon (Fula: Fuuta Jaloo, ࢻُوتَ جَلࣾو‎, 𞤊𞤵𞥅𞤼𞤢 𞤔𞤢𞤤𞤮𞥅; Arabic: فوتا جالون) is a highland region in the center of Guinea, roughly corresponding with Middle Guinea, in West Africa.

Etymology

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fouta Djallon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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