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'''Dabola''' is a city 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}}</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>


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==Mining==
⚫
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.

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== Mining ==

⚫
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</ref> There are also deposits of bauxite.


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


== See also ==
==See also==

* [[Transport in Guinea]]
* [[Transport in Guinea]]
* [[Railway stations in Guinea]]
* [[Railway stations in Guinea]]


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

== External links ==
* [http://maps.msn.com/%28c0wt2afasu2ofnzfowaqayjy%29/map.aspx?lats1=10.75&lons1=-11.116667&alts1=14&regn1=2 MSN Map]


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[[Category:Sub-prefectures of Guinea]]
[[Category:Sub-prefectures of the Faranah Region]]
[[Category:Populated places in the Faranah Region]]

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

10°45′00″N 11°07′00″W / 10.75000°N 11.11667°W / 10.75000; -11.11667

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