Map of Faranah
Faranah is a first-level division of Guinea. Its largest mapped city is Kissidougou, with about 66,815 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Faranah, and the tables list its 4 mapped cities.
- Cities Mapped
- 4
- Largest City
- Kissidougou
- Country
- Guinea
Interactive Map of Faranah
About Faranah
Faranah (N’ko: ߝߙߊߣߊ߫߫) is a town and sub-prefecture in central Guinea, lying by the River Niger. As of 2014 it had a population of 78,108 people. The town is mainly inhabited by the Malinke people.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Faranah (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Faranah in Depth
History
Sékou Touré was born in what was then a village, and after becoming president developed it with a mosque, palace and conference centre. It lies immediately south west of the Haut Niger National Park. The town is served by Faranah Airport.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Faranah (CC BY-SA 4.0).
History of Faranah: Empires and States
The atlas records 6 polities whose mapped territory included part of Faranah, from The Mali Empire in 1415 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here |
|---|---|
| The Mali Empire | 1415–1563 CE |
| French Third Republic | 1885–1939 CE |
| French Africa | 1885–1957 CE |
| The French Colonial Empire | 1885–1957 CE |
| French Fourth Republic | 1945–1957 CE |
| Guinea | 1960–2024 CE |
Historical Maps of Faranah
Faranah on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Largest Cities in Faranah
4 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kissidougou | 66,815 | Faranah | Admin-1 capital |
| 2 | Faranah | 19,469 | Faranah | Admin-1 capital |
| 3 | Dabola | 13,057 | Faranah | Admin-1 capital |
| 4 | Dinguiraye | 6,062 | Faranah | Admin-1 capital |
Faranah: Quick Answers
- Where is Faranah?
- Faranah is a first-level division of Guinea, in Africa. Its mapped cities centre on 10.3195° N, 10.6763° W.
- What is the largest city in Faranah?
- Kissidougou is the largest city mapped in Faranah, with a metropolitan population of about 66,815.
- How many cities are in Faranah?
- YearMaps maps 4 cities and towns in Faranah, with a combined metropolitan population of about 105,403. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.