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  2. Niger River - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 January 2025. Major river in West Africa Niger River Fleuve Niger (French) Joliba (Maninka) Jeliba (Bambara) Maayo Ɓaleewo 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤴𞤮 𞤄𞤢𞤤𞤫𞤮 (Fula) Egerew ⴻⴳⴻⵔⴻⵡ (Tamasheq) Issa Beri (Zarma) Kwara (Hausa) Toru Beni (Ijo languages) Ọya (Yoruba) Óshimiri/ Oshimili ...

  3. List of rivers of Niger - Wikipedia

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    Map of Niger. Mud houses on the center island at Lake Debo, a wide section of the Niger River. This is a list of rivers in Niger. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

  4. Niger - Wikipedia

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    The name comes from the Niger River which flows through the west of the country. The origin of the river's name is uncertain. Alexandrian geographer Ptolemy wrote descriptions of the wadi Gir (in neighbouring modern Algeria) and the Ni-Gir ' Lower Gir ' to the south, possibly referring to the Niger River. [18]

  5. W National Park - Wikipedia

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    Bends in the River Niger which give W National Park its distinctive name. In the three nations, the regional park covers some 10,000 km 2 (3,900 sq mi) largely uninhabited by humans, having been until the 1970s a malarial zone of wetlands formed by the delta of the Mékrou River with the Niger, broken by rocky hills. Historically, the area has ...

  6. Niamey - Wikipedia

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    Covering an area of over 250 km 2 (97 sq mi), the metropolitan area sits atop two plateaux reaching 218 m (715 ft) in altitude, bisected by the Niger River. At Niamey, the river, running almost straight SSE from Gao, Mali, makes a series of wide bends. The city grew on the east ("left bank") of the river as it meanders from west to east flow to ...

  7. History of Niger - Wikipedia

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    On the 18th Niger declared itself a republic within the French Community and the Territorial Assembly became the Constituent Assembly. This date (18 December 1958) is celebrated as Republic Day, the national holiday of Niger, and considered the date of the founding of the nation. In March 1959 this became the Legislative Assembly.

  8. Category:Rivers of Niger - Wikipedia

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    Niger River; S. Sirba River; T. Tapoa River; V. Vallée de l'Ahzar; Y. Yobe River This page was last edited on 24 December 2016, at 22:44 (UTC). Text is available ...

  9. List of tributaries of the Niger - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the Tributaries of the Niger River. They are listed by nation, at the point they converge into the Niger. This list is incomplete; ...