Niger River
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Summary
Niger River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 0.18% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,052 views/month, #24 of 13,643).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Benin[3], Guinea[4], Mali[5], Niger[6], Nigeria[7]
- Continent: Africa[8]
- Basin country: Guinea[9]
- Commons category: Niger River[10]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Gulf of Guinea[11]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[12]
- Lake on watercourse: Kainji Lake[13]
- Origin of the watercourse: Fouta Djallon[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Niger River[15]
- Tributary: Sokoto River[16], Benue River[17], Bani River[18], Béli River[19], Gorouol[20], Sirba River[21], Tapoa River[22], Mékrou River[23], Dallol Bosso[24], Sankarani River[25], Milo River[26], Tinkisso River[27], Kaduna River[28], Sota River[29]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Niger Basin[30]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[34], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[35], The New Student's Reference Work[36], Otto's encyclopedia[37]
- Native label: 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤴𞤮 𞤔𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭𞤦𞤢[38], كوَرَ[39], Ọya[40]
- Length: 4180 km[41]
- Elevation above sea level: 200 m[42]
- Watershed area: 2,117,700 km²[43]
- Discharge: 8630 cubic metre per second[44]
- Drainage basin: Niger basin[45]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[46], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[47]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Niger River include Nigeria[48], a sovereign state[49], in Nigeria[50], founded in 1963[51]; Niger[52], a republic[53], in Niger[54], founded in 1960[55]; Niger State[56], a state of Nigeria[57], in Nigeria[58], founded in 1976[59]; Order of the Nigeria[60], an order[61], in Nigeria[62], founded in 1963[63]; and Niger Vallis[64], a valley[65].
Why It Matters
Niger River has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
Entities named for it include Nigeria[48], a sovereign state[49], in Nigeria[50], founded in 1963[51]; Niger[52], a republic[53], in Niger[54], founded in 1960[55]; Niger State[56], a state of Nigeria[57], in Nigeria[58], founded in 1976[59]; Order of the Nigeria[60], an order[61], in Nigeria[62], founded in 1963[63]; and Niger Vallis[64], a valley[65].