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'''Dabola''' is a city in central [[Guinea]].
Population 17,855(2008 est). <ref>[http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-89 World Gazetteer], Retrieved on [[June 16]] [[2008]]</ref>


'''Dabola''' ([[N'Ko script|N’ko]]: ߘߊߓߏߟߊ߫) is a town in central [[Guinea]]. As of 2014 it had a population of 38,617 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geohive.com/cntry/guinea.aspx |title=Guinea |publisher=Institut National de la Statistique, Guinea, accessed via Geohive |accessdate=27 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124030052/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/guinea.aspx |archivedate=24 November 2015 }}</ref>
It grew around the [[railway line]] from [[Conakry]] to [[Kankan]] and is known for the [[Tinkisso Falls]] and for its important [[dam]].
It grew around the [[railway line]] from [[Conakry]] to [[Kankan]] and is known for the [[Tinkisso Falls]] and for its important [[dam]].


== Transport ==
==Transport==
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While the main line is [[metre gauge]], the branch to [[Tougué]] is [[standard gauge]].<ref>[http://www.freebase.com/view/en/guinea?pid=%2Flocation%2Flocation%2Fcontains Guinea : Freebase – The World's Database<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==Mining==
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While the main line is [[metre gauge]], the branch to [[Tougué]] is [[standard gauge]]. <ref>[http://www.freebase.com/view/en/guinea?pid=%2Flocation%2Flocation%2Fcontains Guinea : Freebase - The World's Database<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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Development of iron ore deposits was proposed in 1994. This would require upgrading of the understrength line from the port of [[Conakry]] or a new heavy duty line to a new port at [[Matakan]].<ref>[http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/2004/gvmyb04.pdf International Minerals Statistics and Information] USGS</ref> There are also deposits of bauxite.


== Mining ==
==Notable people==
*[[Djely Karifa]]

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Development of iron ore deposits was proposed in 1994. This would require upgrading of the understrength line from the port of [[Conakry]]. <ref>http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/2004/gvmyb04.pdf</ref> There are also deposits of bauxite.

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== See also ==


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==See also==
* [[Transport in Guinea]]
* [[Transport in Guinea]]
* [[Railway stations in Guinea]]
* [[Railway stations in Guinea]]


== References ==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/GV/5/Dabola.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 363m (Red dots are railways)]

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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Guinea]]
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[[Category:Sub-prefectures of Guinea]]


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[[Category:Sub-prefectures of the Faranah Region]]
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Latest revision as of 05:52, 22 January 2023

Dabola
Town and sub-prefecture
Dabola is located in Guinea
Dabola
Dabola
Location in Guinea
Coordinates: 10°45′N 11°07′W / 10.750°N 11.117°W / 10.750; -11.117
Country Guinea
RegionFaranah Region
PrefectureDabola Prefecture
Elevation
363 m (1,191 ft)
Population
 (2014 census)
 • Total38,617

Dabola (N’ko: ߘߊߓߏߟߊ߫) is a town in central Guinea. As of 2014 it had a population of 38,617 people.[1] It grew around the railway line from Conakry to Kankan and is known for the Tinkisso Falls and for its important dam.

Transport[edit]

While the main line is metre gauge, the branch to Tougué is standard gauge.[2]

Mining[edit]

Development of iron ore deposits was proposed in 1994. This would require upgrading of the understrength line from the port of Conakry or a new heavy duty line to a new port at Matakan.[3] There are also deposits of bauxite.

Notable people[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Guinea". Institut National de la Statistique, Guinea, accessed via Geohive. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  2. ^ Guinea : Freebase – The World's Database
  3. ^ International Minerals Statistics and Information USGS

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