The Besokatra River is located in northern

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. Its sources are situated near Joffreville in the

Amber Mountain National Park Montagne d'Ambre National Park is a national park in the Diana Region of northern Madagascar. The park is known for its endemic flora and fauna, water falls and crater lakes. It is north of the capital, Antananarivo, and is one of the most biolo ...

, in the Ambohitra Massif, it crosses the

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near

Mahavanona Mahavanona is a rural municipality in northern Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Antsiranana II, which is a part of Diana Region. It is situated at 20km from Diego Suarez (Antsiranana) on the Route nationale 6 to Anivorano Nord and Ambi ...

and flows into the

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. The water supplies of Diego Suarez depend entirely of water from the Besokatra river bassin.ANTSIRANANA - Quand les élèves mènent l’enquête sur l’eau
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