Siguiri
Sign in to saveSiguiri (N’ko: ߛߌ߯ߙߌ߲߫; Arabic: سِجِرِ ِ) is a city in northeastern Guinea on the River Niger. It is a sub-prefecture and capital of Siguiri Prefecture in the Kankan Region.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Siguiri is referenced by 137 other articles, and connects out to Niger River, France and Guinea.
It is catalogued under topics including Communities on the Niger River and Sub-prefectures of the Kankan Region.
Its subject is documented across 27 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Siguiri
- Region
- Kankan
- Country
- Guinée
- Population
- 148,018
- Timezone
- Africa/Conakry
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Siguiri
- Settlement.native_name
- ߛߌ߯ߙߌ߲߫ Siri
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Siguiri devant le palais de justice.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- The courthouse of Siguiri
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Guinea
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Guinea
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kankan Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Prefecture
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Elhadj Koumba Sékou Magassouba
- Settlement.established_title2
- Creation of the Cercle of Siguiri
- Settlement.established_date2
- 1890
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Guinea
- Population
- 436555
- Capital of
- Siguiri Prefecture
- Image
- Guinea Siguiri village.jpg
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- Siguiri
- P12749
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Mining
- Climate
- See also
- References
- External links
Siguiri (N’ko: ߛߌ߯ߙߌ߲߫; Arabic: سِجِرِ ِ) is a city in northeastern Guinea on the River Niger. It is a sub-prefecture and capital of Siguiri Prefecture in the Kankan Region.
It is known for its goldsmiths and as the birthplace of Sekouba Bambino Diabaté. Siguiri is the site of a former French fort built in 1888, and the Siguiri Airport.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Siguiri” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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