The Niokolo Koba is a river in Senegal. The river is a tributary to the Gambia River, and runs mainly through the Niokolo-Koba National Park. [1]
The Niokolo Koba is a river in Senegal. The river is a tributary to the Gambia River, and runs mainly through the Niokolo-Koba National Park. [1]
This article describes the system of transport in Senegal, both public and private.This system comprises roads, rail transport, water transport, and air transportation.
The Gambia River is a major river in West Africa, running 1,120 kilometres (700 mi) from the Fouta Djallon plateau in north Guinea westward through Senegal and The Gambia to the Atlantic Ocean at the city of Banjul. It is navigable for about half that length.
Koba may refer to:
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The giant eland, also known as the Lord Derby's eland and greater eland, is an open-forest and savanna antelope. A species of the family Bovidae and genus Taurotragus, it was described in 1847 by John Edward Gray. The giant eland is the largest species of antelope, with a body length ranging from 220–290 cm (87–114 in). There are two subspecies: T. d. derbianus and T. d. gigas.
The African palm civet, also known as the two-spotted palm civet, is a small feliform mammal widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Kédougou is a town in the Kédougou Region of south-eastern Senegal near the border with Mali and Guinea. It lies at an elevation of 167 m (548 ft) above sea level.
The Niokolo-Koba National Park is a World Heritage Site and natural protected area in south eastern Senegal near the Guinea border. It is served by Niokolo-Koba Airport, an unpaved airstrip.
Jean-Claude Fournier, known simply as Fournier, is a French cartoonist best known as the comic book artist who handled Spirou et Fantasio in the years 1969-1979.
Le gri-gri du Niokolo-Koba, written and drawn by Fournier, is the twenty-fifth album of the Spirou et Fantasio series, and the author's fifth, following the retirement from Spirou magazine of André Franquin. The story was initially serialised in Spirou, before it was released as a hardcover album in 1974.
Sanaba is a department or commune of Banwa Province in western Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Sanaba. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 29,525.
Koba, Kindia is a town and sub-prefecture in the Télimélé Prefecture in the Kindia Region of western-central Guinea.
Dindefelo Falls, located in the town of Dindefelo, is a tourist attraction and park in southeast Senegal. It is located just a few miles from the Guinean border. The falls are about 100 meters high. The park area forms part of the larger Niokolo-Koba National Park, a UNESCO Biosphere world heritage site. UNESCO estimates the annual tourist visits to the falls is in the thousands.
Under UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), there are 70 biosphere reserves recognized as part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves in African states as of 2016. These are distributed across 28 countries. While biosphere reserves in West African, East African, Central African and Southern African countries are organised in the AfriMAB regional network, biosphere reserves in Northern African countries are organised in the ArabMAB, UNESCO's regional MAB network.
Segou is a village in the Kédougou Region of south-eastern Senegal at 12.41 degrees N latitude and 12.28 degrees W longitude. It is 25 km from the region capital of Kédougou and 120 km from Niokolo-Koba National Park. It is in the foothills of the Guinea mountains. It has a population of about 1,000. Nearly all of the people of the village are Pula Futa.
The African sandhopper is a species of pygmy mole cricket found throughout Africa south of the Sahara Desert. It prefers sandy or muddy open river banks. It has been recorded from Niokolo-Koba National Park in Senegal.
Badiar National Park is a national park in Guinea, on the border with Senegal and contiguous with Senegal's much larger Niokolo-Koba National Park. It was established on 30 May 1985, partly in response to Senegal's concern about poaching in Niokolo-Koba National Park. Badiar is an International Union for Conservation of Nature Category II park.
Niokolo-Koba Airport is an airstrip serving the Niokolo-Koba National Park in Senegal.
The N7 road is one of the 7 national roads of Senegal. It connects Ouro Sogui in the north-east of Senegal to Kédougou in the south-east by a route which crosses the Niokolo-Koba National Park.
Coordinates: 13°01′N13°14′W / 13.017°N 13.233°W