Mount Loura

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Mount Loura

mountain, Guinea

Also known as: Mount Tamgué

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Fouta Djallon
Mount Loura (Tamgué), its highest point (5,046 feet [1,538 metres]), rises near the town of Mali. Originating in the Fouta Djallon’s central plateau are the headwaters of the Gambia, Bafing (Sénégal), Koliba, Kolenté (Great Scarcies), Kaba (Little Scarcies), and Konkouré rivers. The Fouta’s eastern slopes…
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Mount Loura (Tamgué), its highest point (5,046 feet [1,538 metres]), rises near the town of Mali. Originating in the Fouta Djallon’s central plateau are the headwaters of the Gambia, Bafing (Sénégal), Koliba, Kolenté (Great Scarcies), Kaba (Little Scarcies), and Konkouré rivers. The Fouta’s eastern slopes…
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Guinea
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…highest point in the highlands, Mount Tamgué, rises to 5,046 feet (1,538 meters) near the town of Mali in the north.
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…highest point in the highlands, Mount Tamgué, rises to 5,046 feet (1,538 meters) near the town of Mali in the north.
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