The Koulountou River (French: Rivière Koulountou) is a river in Senegal and Guinea. It is a tributary of the Gambia River.[2]
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 Map of the Gambia River drainage basin | |
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| Source | Fouta Djallon |
| Mouth | Atlantic Ocean |
• location | Banjul |
• coordinates | 13°15′00″N 13°37′00″W / 13.25°N 13.61667°W |
| Length | 1,120 km (700 mi)[1] |
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The river's source is the Fouta Djallon plateau in northern Guinea. For most of its course, the river flows through southern Senegal.
Settlements on the river include Nadjaf Al Ashraf in Vélingara Department, Senegal.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Gambia River". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ Koulountou at Geonames.org (cc-by); post updated 2012-01-17; database downloaded on 2017-01-07
- ^ Le chiisme au Sénégal Mozdahir Archived 2020-02-23 at the Wayback Machine. Shia Africa.