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- ↑ "Attributions des départements de l'ANAC [ permanent dead link ]." Agence nationale de l'aviation civile du Niger. Retrieved on 4 June 2013. "Gouré : dimensions de la piste = 1 510 x 50 m ; distance 15 km au Sud-ouest de Gouré"
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