Pamelap is a town in

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 ...

Kindia Region Kindia Region (Pular language, Pular: 𞤁𞤭𞥅𞤱𞤢𞤤 𞤑𞤭𞤲𞤣𞤭𞤴𞤢𞥄) is located in western Guinea. It is bordered by the country of Sierra Leone and the Guinean regions of Conakry Region, Conakry, Labé Region, Labé ...

in the

Republic of 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 West Africa or Western Africa is t ...

. Pamelap shares an international border with the town of Gbalamuya located in the

Republic of 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 ...

. Pamelap has a population about 20,000. Almost the entire population of Pamelap are a members of the Susu people, Susu ethnic group. The

Susu language The Susu language (endonym: sus, Sosoxui; french: Soussou) is the language of the Susu or ''Soso'' people of Guinea and Sierra Leone, West Africa, West Africa. It is in the Mande language family. It is one of the national languages of Guinea ...

is widely spoken in Pamelap, and is the main language of communication in the town. The population of Pamelap is virtually all

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

, and it is known for its conservative Muslim population.

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Populated places in the Kindia Region {{Guinea-geo-stub