Siguiri ( N’ko: ߛߌ߯ߙߌ߲߫ ; Arabic: سِجِرِ ِ) is a city in northeastern Guinea on the

River Niger The Niger River ( ; ) is the main river of West Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in south-eastern Guinea near the Sierra Leone border. It runs in a crescent shape through Mali ...

. It is a

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 subprefecture ...

and capital of

Siguiri Prefecture Siguiri is a prefecture located in the Kankan Region of Guinea. The capital is Siguiri. The prefecture covers an area of and has a population of 687,002. Sub-prefectures The prefecture is divided administratively into 12 sub-prefectures: # ...

in the

Kankan Region The Kankan region now has more than 6,167,904 inhabitants (2021) the most popular region of Guinea The region has five (5) prefectures (Kankan, Kérouané, Kouroussa, Mandiana and Siguiri), 53 sub-prefectures, 5 urban communes, 53 rural commun ...

. Its population was estimated at 28,319 in 2008. It is known for its

goldsmith A goldsmith is a metalworker who specializes in working with gold and other precious metals. Nowadays they mainly specialize in jewelry-making but historically, goldsmiths have also made silverware, platters, goblets, decorative and servicea ...

s and as the birthplace of

Sekouba Bambino Diabaté Sekouba "Bambino" is the stage name of Sekouba Diabaté, a singer and musician born in Guinea, West Africa, in 1964.Placer gold is mined here. North and northwest of Siguiri, and along the

Tinkisso River The Tinkisso River is a river in Guinea in west Africa. The river is sourced near Dalaba in the Fouta Djallon mountain range, north of Mamou and snakes approximately north-east and then east across the plains of Guinea, until it runs into the Ri ...

, is the Bouré region. This region replaced Bambouk as a major gold producer in the 11th-12th centuries. Gold is also found along the

Sankarani River The Sankarani River is a tributary of the Niger River. Flowing northward from the Guinea Highlands of the Fouta Djallon in Guinea, it crosses into southern Mali, where it joins the Niger approximately upstream of Bamako, the capital of Mali. It ...

. This is the place where

Sundiata Keita Sundiata Keita ( Mandinka, Malinke: ; 1217 – c. 1255) (also known as Manding Diara, Lion of Mali, Sogolon Djata, son of Sogolon, Nare Maghan and Sogo Sogo Simbon Salaba) was a prince and founder of the Mali Empire. He is also the great-uncle ...

fought

Soumaoro Kanté Soumaoro Kanté (also known as Sumaworo Kanté or Sumanguru Kanté) was a 13th-century king of the Sosso people. Seizing Koumbi Saleh, the capital of the recently defunct Ghana Empire, Soumaoro Kanté proceeded to conquer several neighboring stat ...

, and located here is a former

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built in 1888, and the

Siguiri Airport Siguiri Airport is an airport serving Siguiri, a river port in western Guinea. The airport is south of the town and west of the Niger River. See also * Transport in Guinea *List of airports in Guinea This is a list of airports in Guinea, so ...

Climate

Siguiri has a

tropical savanna climate Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry winter) and ''As'' (for a dry summer). The driest month has less than of ...

(

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''Aw'').

Birimian

References

External links

Spinning around the source. Slumbering stories in and around Siguiri.
Article by Rachel Laget based on anthropological field research. (www.xpeditions.eu)

- USAID {{Siguiri Prefecture Communities on the Niger River Sub-prefectures of the Kankan Region