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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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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Encyclopedic overview
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- 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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