Milo River
River in Guinea
11°04′13″N 9°13′25″W / 11.07028°N 9.22361°W / 11.07028; -9.22361 The Milo River is a river in Guinea in West Africa. It rises in the Simandou Mountains near Beyla, flows about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the south of Siguiri and flows 300 kilometres (190 mi) north at which point it becomes one of the main tributaries of the River Niger.[1][2]
The pre-colonial Baté Empire was founded in the seventeenth century and was situated in the Milo River valley.[3][4] In the colonial period, the river was a valuable transportation route, as it was navigable to shallow-draft vessels from Kankan to the Niger River.[1]
References
- ^ a b O'Toole, Thomas; Baker, Janice E. (16 March 2005). Historical Dictionary of Guinea. Scarecrow Press. pp. 143–144. ISBN 9780810865457.
- ^ Nemec jr., Jaromir (6 December 2012). Hydrological Forecasting: Design and Operation of Hydrological Forecasting Systems. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 137. ISBN 9789400946804.
- ^ Osborn, Emily Lynn (10 October 2011). Our New Husbands Are Here: Households, Gender, and Politics in a West African State from the Slave Trade to Colonial Rule. Ohio University Press. pp. 1–. ISBN 9780821443972.
- ^ Parker, John; Reid, Richard (10 October 2013). The Oxford Handbook of Modern African History. OUP Oxford. p. 127. ISBN 9780191667558.
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Niger River
- Guinea
- Mali
- Niger
- Benin
- Nigeria
- Source of the Niger
- Middle Niger
- Inner Niger Delta
- Lower Niger
- Niger Delta
distributaries
- Tinkisso River
- Sankarani River
- Milo River
- Bani River
- Mekrou River
- Alibori River
- Sokoto River
- Sota River
- Kaduna River
- Benue River
- Anambra River
- Forcados River
- Nun River
- Brass River
- King Fahd Bridge
- Martyrs Bridge
- Markala Dam
- Gao Bridge
- Kennedy Bridge
- Kainji Dam
- Jebba Dam
- River Niger Bridge (Onitsha)
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