Guinea map quiz
Explore the cities of Guinea!
Quizzes in this pack
Guinea: cities.
| Cities | 8 questions |
Sample questions
- Capital on a narrow peninsula jutting into the Atlantic Ocean
- Answer: Conakry
- Second-largest city in the forested southeast, near the Liberian border
- Answer: Nzérékoré
- Major eastern city on the Milo river, commercial hub of Upper Guinea
- Answer: Kankan
- Gateway city between the coast and the Fouta Djallon highlands
- Answer: Kindia
- Capital of the Fouta Djallon highlands, center of Fulani culture
- Answer: Labé
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Conakry
Kaloum peninsula, Guinea
Conakry, the capital of Guinea, began on the small island of Tombo and has spread along a long, narrow peninsula into the Atlantic. Just off the coast lie the Îles de Los, small islands with beaches that people from the city visit by boat.
- Did you know?
- The rivers Niger, Senegal and Gambia all rise in the highlands of Guinea
Nzérékoré
Forest region, south-east
Nzérékoré is the main town of Guinea's forest region in the south-east, near the borders with Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire. Its big market draws traders from all three countries, and the rainforest around it is home to the Kpelle people and the Nimba Mountains.
- Known for
- The market, the rainforest, the Nimba Mountains
Kankan
Upper Guinea, on the Milo River
Kankan lies on the Milo River in Upper Guinea and is the main city of the Maninka people. It has long been a centre of Islamic learning, the leader Samory Touré made it a base in the 1880s, and the railway from Conakry ends here.
- Known for
- The Grand Mosque, Samory Touré, the river
Labé
Fouta Djallon highlands
Labé is the main town of the Fouta Djallon, the cool highlands where many of West Africa's great rivers begin. It is the heart of Fula culture, and the house of Karamoko Alpha mo Labé, who founded the town's province in the 1700s, still stands.
- Known for
- The Fouta Djallon, Fula culture, Karamoko Alpha
Mamou
Edge of the Fouta Djallon
Mamou is a crossroads town called the gateway to the Fouta Djallon, where the roads from the coast split towards the highlands, Upper Guinea and the forest region. It grew up around a station on the railway from Conakry, and its red roofs spread over the hills.
- Known for
- The crossroads, the railway, the highlands
Boké
On the Rio Nunez, north-west
Boké lies on the Rio Nunez in north-western Guinea, in one of the richest bauxite regions in the world. The red rock is mined nearby and shipped abroad to make aluminium, and an old French fort in the town is now a museum.
- Known for
- Bauxite, the old fort, the Rio Nunez
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