Nioro Region

	Nioro Region Nioro is the name of two towns in West Africa Nioro du Sahel, a town in the Kayes Region of western Mali Nioro du Rip, a town in the southern Kaolack Region, Nioro du Rip Department, of Senegal Places * Nioro Tougouné Rangabé * Nioro Airport Names * Nioro Cercle, an administrative subdivision of the Kayes Region of Mali (''chef-lieu'') * Nioro Tougouné Rangabé Nioro Tougouné Rangabé (also Nioro Tougouné Rangaba) is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Nioro in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the ... {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	West Africa West Africa, also known as Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations geoscheme for Africa#Western Africa, United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo, as well as Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom Overseas Territories, United Kingdom Overseas Territory).Paul R. Masson, Catherine Anne Pattillo, "Monetary union in West Africa (ECOWAS): is it desirable and how could it be achieved?" (Introduction). International Monetary Fund, 2001. The population of West Africa is estimated at around million people as of , and at 381,981,000 as of 2017, of which 189,672,000 were female and 192,309,000 male.United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017). World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision, custom data acquired via webs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nioro Du Sahel Nioro du Sahel (often referred to as simply Nioro) is a town and urban commune in the Kayes Region of western Mali, 241 km from the city of Kayes. It is located 275 miles (by road) north-west of the Malian capital Bamako. As of 1998, the commune had a population of 60,112, although current estimates are nearer to 69,100 people. Founded in circa 1240 by a Diawando slave named Beydari Tamboura, Nioro attained its greatest height in the eighteenth century as the then-capital of the Bambara kingdom of Kaarta. The town became an important trading center between Upper Senegal and the Sudan. In the early 1850s, the Toucouleur conqueror El Hadj Umar Tall invaded Kaarta, forcing the kingdom's conversion to Islam; he built a great mosque in Nioro in 1854. Umar Tall's son Ahmadu Tall took refuge in Nioro after the fall of his capital Segou to the French in 1890. His army, led by the Wolof king-in-exile Alboury Ndiaye, failed to defend the city against the advancing colonial arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nioro Du Rip Nioro du Rip is a town and urban commune in the south-west of Sénégal, situated about to the south-west of Kaolack and from the border with The Gambia. History The town of Nioro du Rip was the capital of Rip (a kingdom of the marabout leader Maba Diakhou Bâ). Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacké (founder of The Mouride brotherhood) at one point lived here. Nioro is near one group of the Senegambian stone circles which date from the eighth century. Administration The town is the capital of Nioro du Rip Department, in région of Kaolack. Geography Nioro du Rip is on the ''route nationale N4'' which links Kaolack to Ziguinchor via The Gambia The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, The Gambia is the List of African countries by area, smallest country in continental Africa; it is surrounded by Senegal on all sides except for .... The nearest small towns are Keur Ali Gueye, Paoskoto, Diamaguene, Keur Bidji Ouri, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nioro Tougouné Rangabé Nioro Tougouné Rangabé (also Nioro Tougouné Rangaba) is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Nioro in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east b .... References External links . Communes of Kayes Region {{Kayes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nioro Airport Nioro Airport (French: ''Aéroport Nioro'') is an airport serving Nioro du Sahel in the Kayes Region of western Mali. See also Transport in Mali Mali's transportation infrastructure is regarded as poor, even by regional standards, and deficiencies have limited economic growth and development. Nevertheless, improvements have been noted in the early 2000s. Most of the transportation in Mali ... References OurAirports - MaliGreat Circle Mapper - Nioro Airports in Mali {{Kayes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nioro Cercle Nioro Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Kayes Region of Mali. Its administrative center (''chef-lieu'') is the town of Nioro du Sahel. The commune is on the Mauritanian border and has long been a major stop on the trans-Saharan trade. The cercle is divided into 16 communes: Names of communes are in upper-case without accents. * Baniéré Koré * Diabigué * Diarra * Diaye Coura * Gadiaba Kadiel * Gavinané * Gogui * Guétéma * Koréra Koré * Nioro du Sahel * Nioro Tougouné Rangabé * Sandaré * Simbi A Simbi (also Cymbee, Sim'bi, pl. Bisimbi) is a Central African water and nature spirit in traditional Kongo religion, as well as in African diaspora spiritual traditions, such as Hoodoo in the southern United States and Palo in Cuba. Simbi ha ... * Trougoumbé * Yéréré * Youri References External links . Cercles of Mali {{Kayes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]