It rises in Guinea on the landward side of the Fouta Djallon highlands, only 150 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean.
It rises in Guinea on the landward side of the Fouta Djallon highlands, only 150 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean. Known as the Tembi at its beginning, it flows due north over the first 100 miles. It then follows a northeastern direction during which it receives its upper tributaries including, the Mafou and Milo. The river then passes through Bamako, Timbuktu, and Labbezanga, before it reaches its namesake country. FTP, what is this river, the largest in West Africa and the third largest in all of Africa?
It rises in Guinea on the landward side of the Fouta Djallon highlands, only 150 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean.
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