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Siguiri

Siguiri
ߛߌ߯ߙߌ߲߫ Siri
A village outside Siguri
A village outside Siguri
Siguiri is located in Guinea
Siguiri
Siguiri
Location in Guinea
Coordinates: 11°25′N 9°10′W / 11.417°N 9.167°W / 11.417; -9.167
Country Guinea
RegionKankan Region
Government
 • MayorElhadj Koumba Sékou Magassouba[1]
Population
 (2008)
 • Total28,319
Left - Geologic map of the Siguiri area, where X is Paleoproterozoic and Z is Neoproterozoic. Right - The Mali Empire in 1337, including the location of the Bambuk, Bure, Lobi, and Akan Goldfields

Siguiri (N’ko: ߛߌ߯ߙߌ߲߫ ; Arabic: سِجِرِ ِ) is a city in northeastern Guinea on the River Niger. It is a sub-prefecture and capital of Siguiri Prefecture in the Kankan Region.[2] Its population was estimated at 28,319 in 2008.[3]

It is known for its goldsmiths and as the birthplace of Sekouba Bambino Diabaté.

Placer gold is mined here.[4] North and northwest of Siguiri, and along the Tinkisso River, 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.[5][6][7]

This is the place where Sundiata Keita fought Soumaoro Kanté,[citation needed] and located here is a former French fort built in 1888, and the Siguiri Airport.

  1. ^ "Le maire de Siguiri désavoue le préfet : " je ne reconnais pas sa décision "". guineematin.com (in French). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Subprefectures of Guinea". Statoids. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
  3. ^ World Gazetteer [dead link], Retrieved on June 18, 2008
  4. ^ Wright, J.B.; Hastings, D.A.; Jones, W.B.; Williams, H.R. (1985). Wright, J.B. (ed.). Geology and Mineral Resources of West Africa. London: George Allen & UNWIN. pp. 45–47. ISBN 9780045560011.
  5. ^ Imperato, Pascal; Imperato, Gavin (2008). Historical Dictionary of Mali. Lanham: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 45.
  6. ^ Meredith, Martin (2014). The Fortunes of Africa. New York: Public Affairs. p. 75. ISBN 9781610396356.
  7. ^ Shillington, Kevin (2012). History of Africa. London: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 93, 97, 101–102, 110. ISBN 9780230308473.

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