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Naigaya
Naigaya is a village in southwest Guinea. It is near the border with Sierra Leone. Its elevation . It is in the Prefecture of Kindia. Transport Naigaya is near a proposed railway to a new port at Matakong for iron-ore traffic from mines at Kalia and elsewhere. Naigaya has an elevation of about 400 m with surrounding mountains up to 800 m, and the railway requires up to 21 km of costly tunnelling. An easier route, avoiding these tunnels, with gentler gradients, would have to cross into Sierra Leone, needing an exclave, which is problematic. See also * Railway stations in Guinea Railway stations in Guinea include: Maps UNHCR Atlas Map (2004)shows topography. UN mapshows provinces; towns; railways ReliefWeb Map - Topography and RailReliefWeb Map - Population density and Roads - also shows line parameters * Interactive .... References Populated places in Guinea {{Guinea-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enclave And Exclave
An enclave is a territory (or a small territory apart of a larger one) that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state or entity. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is sometimes used improperly to denote a territory that is only partly surrounded by another state. The Vatican City and San Marino, both enclaved by Italy, and Lesotho, enclaved by South Africa, are completely enclaved sovereign states. An exclave is a portion of a state or district geographically separated from the main part by surrounding alien territory (of one or more states or districts etc). Many exclaves are also enclaves, but not all: an exclave can be surrounded by the territory of more than one state. The Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan is an example of an exclave that is not an enclave, as it borders Armenia, Turkey and Iran. Semi-enclaves and semi-exclaves are areas that, except for possessing an unsurrounded sea border (a coastline contiguous with internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prefectures Of Guinea
Guinea is divided into 8 regions among which the national capital Conakry ranks as a special zone (and is further divided into 5 communes). The other 7 regions are further subdivided into 33 prefectures and thence into sub-prefectures; which are later subdivided into local units (i.e.: districts and quarters) and further subdivided into smaller units (i.e.: villages and sectors). Prefectures The special zone of Conakry and the 33 prefectures are shown below according to their region, with their populations at recent censuses:Institut National de la Statistique, Guinea. See also *Administrative divisions of Guinea *Sub-prefectures of Guinea The sub-prefectures (known in French as ''sous-prefectures'') are the third-level administrative divisions in Guinea. As of 2009 there were 303 rural sub-prefectures of Guinea and 38 urban sub-prefectures, 5 of which compose the Conakry greater urb ... * ISO 3166-2:GN References {{Africa administrative divisions second level Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faranah Prefecture
Faranah (N’ko: ߝߙߊߣߊ߫߫) is a prefecture located in the Faranah Region of Guinea. The capital is Faranah. The prefecture covers an area of 12,966 km2 and has an estimated population of 280,511. Sub-prefectures The prefecture is divided administratively into 12 sub-prefectures: # Faranah-Centre # Banian # Beindou # Gnaléah # Hérémakonon # Kobikoro # Marela # Passayah # Sandéniah # Songoyah # Tindo # Tiro Marcus Tullius Tiro (died 4 BC) was first a slave, then a freedman, of Cicero from whom he received his nomen and praenomen. He is frequently mentioned in Cicero's letters. After Cicero's death Tiro published his former master's collecte ... Prefectures of Guinea Faranah Region {{Guinea-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guinea
Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Cote d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sierra Leone and Liberia to the south. It is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry after its capital Conakry, to distinguish it from other territories in the eponymous region such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. It has a population of million and an area of . Formerly French Guinea, it achieved independence in 1958. It has a history of military coups d'état.Nicholas Bariyo & Benoit FauconMilitary Faction Stages Coup in Mineral-Rich Guinea ''Wall Street Journal'' (September 5, 2021).Krista LarsonEXPLAINER: Why is history repeating itself in Guinea's coup? Associated Press (September 7, 2021).Danielle PaquettH ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra Leone has a tropical climate, with diverse environments ranging from savanna to rainforests. The country has a population of 7,092,113 as of the 2015 census. The capital and largest city is Freetown. The country is divided into five administrative regions, which are subdivided into Districts of Sierra Leone, 16 districts. Sierra Leone is a constitutional republic with a unicameral parliament and a directly elected executive president, president serving a five-year term with a maximum of two terms. The current president is Julius Maada Bio. Sierra Leone is a Secular state, secular nation with Constitution of Sierra Leone, the constitution providing for the separation of state and religion and freedom of conscience (which includes freedom of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matakong
Matakong is an island just off the coast of Guinea between the capital Conakry and the Sierra Leone border. Nomenclature Matakong is also called Matakan. Transport Matakong is the proposed port terminus of the heavy duty standard gauge Trans-Guinean Railway, aimed at transporting large iron and bauxite deposits to the coast, notably from the mines at Simandou, 650km west. The proposed Bellzone iron ore mine at Kalia may also share this railway line. New port A new deep water port is needed because, firstly, the port at Conakry is built out and there is no room, and secondly, because a new port at Matakong has better access though flatter ground to the hinterland. A 20 km pier may be needed to reach deep water. See also * Transport in Guinea * Railway stations in Guinea * List of deep water ports (void) * List of Panamax ports A Panamax port is a deepwater port that can accommodate a fully laden Panamax ship. With the completion of the Panama Canal ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalia, Faranah
Kalia is one of two towns in Guinea with this name. This is the one in Faranah Prefecture. It is east of the capital Conakry near Faranah and near to the border with Sierra Leone. Namesake The namesake town in Kalia, Gaoual, Guinea. Mining There are iron ore deposits nearby. The exploration company is Bellzone. The port would be at Matakong. A heavy duty standard gauge common user railway, shared with amongst others the Simandou (South) mine and Faranah mines, would be built. The loaded trains will weigh about 20,000 t and there will also be fuel and container trains. See also * Iron ore in Africa * Railway stations in Guinea Railway stations in Guinea include: Maps UNHCR Atlas Map (2004)shows topography. UN mapshows provinces; towns; railways ReliefWeb Map - Topography and RailReliefWeb Map - Population density and Roads - also shows line parameters * Interactive ... References {{reflist Populated places in Guinea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Stations In Guinea
Railway stations in Guinea include: Maps UNHCR Atlas Map (2004)shows topography. UN mapshows provinces; towns; railways ReliefWeb Map - Topography and RailReliefWeb Map - Population density and Roads - also shows line parameters * Interactive map of Guinean railway system SharemapFile:Railways in Guinea.svg Cities served by rail North Trans-Guinean Railways (Under construction) This 135 km long Standard Gauge railway connects bauxite mines at Boffa with a new port at Boké. Dapilon- Santou Northern line This line is gauge and carries about 12 million tonnes per annum. * Port Kamsar - port * Boké * Sangarédi - bauxite mine Central line This line is gauge and heads off in a northwestern direction. * Conakry - capital and port. * Dubréka * Fria - bauxite mine Central Trans-Guinean Railway This line is gauge. Conversion to gauge has been proposed. Rejuvenation of this line will be paid for by allow Simandou North iron ore to be exported to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
