Fouta Djallon

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Fouta Djallon is a mountainous region in central Guinea known as a major watershed of West Africa and the source of several important rivers, including the Niger and Senegal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountainous region
averageAnnualRainfall high
biodiversity important for West African ecosystems
climate tropical savanna climate
continent Africa
country Guinea NERFINISHED
crossBorderHydrology rivers flowing into Gambia
rivers flowing into Guinea-Bissau
rivers flowing into Ivory Coast
rivers flowing into Mali
rivers flowing into Senegal
rivers flowing into Sierra Leone
economicActivity agriculture
pastoralism
tea cultivation
elevation about 1000 meters above sea level
ethnicGroup Fula NERFINISHED
geology sandstone plateau
highestPoint Mount Loura NERFINISHED
highestPointElevation about 1515 meters
historicalEntity Imamate of Futa Jallon NERFINISHED
importance major regional water source
knownAs water tower of West Africa
languageSpoken Pular NERFINISHED
locatedIn West Africa NERFINISHED
central Guinea NERFINISHED
majorTown Labé NERFINISHED
Mamou NERFINISHED
Pita NERFINISHED
notableFeature deep river gorges
numerous waterfalls
partOf Guinea Highlands NERFINISHED
religionHistoricallyDominant Islam NERFINISHED
sourceOfRiver Bafing River NERFINISHED
Gambia River NERFINISHED
Koliba River NERFINISHED
Konkouré River NERFINISHED
Niger River NERFINISHED
Senegal River NERFINISHED
Tinkisso River NERFINISHED
terrain deep valleys
escarpments
plateau
vegetation grasslands
wooded savanna
watershedFor West Africa NERFINISHED

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Middle Guinea contains Fouta Djallon
Fuuta Jalon Pular hasAlternativeName Fouta Djallon
this entity surface form: Fouta Djallon Pular
Middle Guinea hasCharacteristic Fouta Djallon
this entity surface form: Fouta Djallon highlands
Pular hasDialect Fouta Djallon
this entity surface form: Fouta Djallon Pular
Middle Guinea knownFor Fouta Djallon
this entity surface form: Fouta Djallon plateau
Guinea Highlands partOf Fouta Djallon
Fuuta Jalon Pular primaryRegion Fouta Djallon
this entity surface form: Fouta Djallon highlands of Guinea
Pular region Fouta Djallon
Bafing River sourceLocation Fouta Djallon
this entity surface form: Fouta Djallon highlands
Bafing River sourceRegion Fouta Djallon
Fuuta Jalon Pular spokenIn Fouta Djallon