Forécariah (

N’ko N'Ko () is a script devised by Solomana Kante in 1949, as a modern writing system for the Mandé languages of West Africa. The term ''N'Ko'', which means ''I say'' in all Mandé languages, is also used for the Mandé literary standard written i ...

: ߝߏߙߋߞߊߙߌߦߊ߫) is a

sub-prefecture A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province. Albania There are twelve Albanian counties or prefectures, each of which is divided into several districts, sometimes translated as subprefecture ...

and town located in western

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 we ...

. It is the capital of

Forécariah Prefecture Forécariah is a prefecture located in the Kindia Region of Guinea. The capital is Forécariah Forécariah (N'Ko script, N’ko: ߝߏߙߋߞߊߙߌߦߊ߫) is a sub-prefectures of Guinea, sub-prefecture and town located in western Guinea. It is ...

. As of 2008, the population was estimated to be around 21,710.

Famous people

It was the birthplace of Henri Duparc, the film director.

Mining

Forecariah is a possible station on a heavy duty railway between

Kalia mine The Kalia mine is a large iron mine located in central Guinea in the Faranah Region. Kalia represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, ...

and

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 ...

port for the export of iron ore. One of the mines is at

Kalia Kalia may refer to: People *Kalia Davis (born 1998), American football player * Kalia Kulothungan (born 1977), Indian footballer *Saurabh Kalia, India Army Officer (Kargil War) Places *Kalia, Faranah, in Guinea * Kalia, Gaoual, in Guinea *Ka ...

Ebola

Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed Ismaïl Ould Cheikh Ahmed ( ar, إسماعيل ولد الشيخ أحمد; born 9 November 1960, in Nouakchott) is a Mauritanian diplomat and politician. He served as a United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen and was therefore head of the Office ...

, head of

United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response Organizations from around the world responded to the West African Ebola virus epidemic. In July 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) convened an emergency meeting with health ministers from eleven countries and announced collaboration on a str ...

(UMEER) visited Forécariah in March 2015, concerned about the continuing large number of cases of Ebola. He called for closer collaboration between health services in Guinea and neighbouring

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 ...

. This was in the context of three quarters of all Ebola cases worldwide being in the combined areas of

and neighbouring

Kambia District Kambia District is a district in the North West Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is the town of Kambia (Sierra Leone), Kambia. As of the 2015 census, The District had a population of 343,686. Kambia District borders the Rep ...

in Sierra Leone.

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Sub-prefectures of the Kindia Region {{Guinea-geo-stub

Famous people

Mining

Ebola

See also

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