Niger River

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major river of Africa river

The Niger River is a major West African river that flows in a great arc through countries including Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.

Aliases (3)

Statements (77)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	major river of Africa → river →
associatedCity	Gao → Timbuktu →
associatedEmpire	Mali Empire → Songhai Empire →
basinArea	about 2,117,700 square kilometers → about 817,600 square miles →
biodiversityImportance	supports extensive wetlands and fisheries →
climateZone	Sahelian → tropical →
continent	Africa →
countryTraversed	Benin → Guinea → Mali → Niger → Nigeria →
dam	Jebba Dam → Kainji Dam → Nangbeto Dam (on tributary) →
deltaName	Niger Delta →
deltaType	large alluvial delta →
dischargeCharacteristic	strongly seasonal flow in Sahelian reaches →
drainageBasinCountry	Algeria → Benin → Burkina Faso → Cameroon → Chad → Côte d'Ivoire → Guinea → Guinea-Bissau → Mali → Niger → Nigeria → Sierra Leone →
economicUse	fishing → hydroelectric power → irrigation → transportation →
flowDirection	initially northeastward → then southeastward →
flowsThroughCity	Bamako → Jebba → Lokoja → Mopti → Niamey → Onitsha → Timbuktu region →
formsBorderBetween	Benin → Niger →
governingBasinOrganization	Niger Basin Authority →
hasFeature	Inner Niger Delta →
historicalImportance	major trade route in precolonial West Africa →
innerDeltaLocation	Mali →
length	about 2600 miles → about 4180 km →
locatedIn	West Africa →
longerThan	Senegal River →
majorTributary	Bani River → Benue River → Gorouol River → Kainji River → Milo River → Mékrou River → Sirba River → Sokoto River → Tinkisso River →
mouthCountry	Nigeria →
mouthFeature	Niger Delta →
mouthLocation	Atlantic Ocean → Gulf of Guinea →
nameEtymology	possibly from Tuareg phrase meaning "river among rivers" →
rankByLengthInAfrica	third-longest river in Africa →
shorterThan	Congo River → Nile →
sourceCountry	Guinea →
sourceLocation	Guinea Highlands →

Referenced by (33)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Africa → Kogi State → Mali → Northern Nigeria → Sub-Saharan Africa → West Africa →	hasMajorRiver
Bamako ("Niger River basin") → Niamey ("Niger River Basin") → Port Harcourt ("Niger River basin") →	drainageBasin
Bamako → Niamey → Onitsha →	locatedOnRiver
Edo State → Kwara State →	hasRiver
Niger State → Sahel →	majorRiver
Niger → Niger State →	namedAfter
Oya →	associatedWith
Nigeria →	containsRiver
Benue River ("Niger River at Lokoja") →	formsConfluenceWith
Guinea →	hasMajorRiverSource
Songhai people →	historicalCenter
Songhai Empire →	locatedAlong
Timbuktu Region →	locatedOn
Benue River →	mouth
Niger Delta →	mouthOf
Benue River ("Niger River basin") →	partOf
Bight of Biafra →	receivesRiver
Oryza glaberrima ("Niger River basin") →	regionOfEarlyCultivation
Oya →	sacredPlace
Gao Region →	traversedByRiver
Benue River →	tributaryOf