Fouta Djallon region
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The Fouta Djallon region is a highland plateau in central Guinea known as the country’s “water tower” for its numerous river sources and distinctive mountainous landscapes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fouta Djallon Fula | 1 |
| Fouta Djallon region canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highland region
ⓘ
plateau ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fouta Djallou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Futa Jallon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| averageElevation | about 1000 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| climate |
humid tropical climate with marked dry season
ⓘ
subtropical highland climate ⓘ |
| country | Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cropProduced |
fruits and vegetables
ⓘ
maize ⓘ millet ⓘ potatoes ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cattle herding
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Mount Loura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPointElevation | about 1515 metres ⓘ |
| historicalCapital | Timbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEntity | Imamate of Futa Jallon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive mountainous landscapes
ⓘ
numerous river sources ⓘ waterfalls and deep valleys ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
French
ⓘ
Pular ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Guinea ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| mainEthnicGroup | Fula people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorTown |
Dalaba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Labé NERFINISHED ⓘ Mali (Guinea) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mamou NERFINISHED ⓘ Pita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname |
water tower of Guinea
ⓘ
water tower of West Africa ⓘ |
| partOf | Guinean Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOf | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistoricallyDominant | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSourceOf |
Fatala River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gambia River NERFINISHED ⓘ Kolenté River NERFINISHED ⓘ Koliba River NERFINISHED ⓘ Konkouré River NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger River NERFINISHED ⓘ Senegal River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrainType |
mountainous region
ⓘ
plateau ⓘ |
| vegetationType |
gallery forest
ⓘ
grassland ⓘ wooded savanna ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fouta Djallon Fula