Forécariah (
N’ko
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: ߝߏߙߋߞߊߙߌߦߊ߫) is a
sub-prefecture and town located in western
Guinea. It is the capital of
Forécariah Prefecture.
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 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.
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
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَ ...
, 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 , Sierr ...
.
This was in the context of three quarters of all Ebola cases worldwide being in the combined areas of
Forécariah Prefecture and neighbouring
Kambia District in Sierra Leone.
See also
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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
Sub-prefectures of the Kindia Region
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