Moussaya is a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
and
sub-prefecture
A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province.
Albania
There are twelve Albanian counties or prefectures, each of which is divided into several districts, sometimes translated as subprefectures. ...
in the
Forécariah Prefecture
Forécariah is a prefecture located in the Kindia Region of Guinea
Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the ...
in the
Kindia Region
Kindia Region () is a region located in western Guinea. It is bordered by the country of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southe ...
of western
Guinea
Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sier ...
.
Namesake
There are a number of other towns in Guinea with this name.
Transport
The town in on the route of a proposed 500 km long heavy duty
standard gauge
A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of . The standard gauge is also called Stephenson gauge (after George Stephenson), international gauge, UIC gauge, uniform gauge, normal gauge in Europe, and SGR in East Africa. It is the ...
railway taking iron ore to a new port at
Matakong
Matakong is an island just off the coast of Guinea between the capital Conakry and the Sierra Leone border.
Nomenclature
Matakong is also called Matakan.
Transport
Matakong is the proposed port terminus of the heavy duty standard gauge Tra ...
. This station is approximately 74 km from that port.
See also
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Railway stations in Guinea
Railway stations in Guinea include:
Maps
UNHCR Atlas Map (2004)shows topography.
UN mapshows provinces; towns; railways
ReliefWeb Map - Topography and RailReliefWeb Map - Population density and Roads - also shows line parameters
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Cities se ...
References
Sub-prefectures of the Kindia Region
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