Children playing football at the SOS Children's Village Kankan, Guinea
Kankan town, eastern Guinea. Located at the head of navigation of the Milo River (a tributary of the Niger), it was founded as a caravan centre (salt, gold, kola nuts) by Soninke merchants in the 18th century.
- Lisa
Kankan town, eastern Guinea. Located at the head of navigation of the Milo River (a tributary of the Niger), it was founded as a caravan centre (salt, gold, kola nuts) by Soninke merchants in the 18th century.
Kankan is now the nations second largest town andas the terminus of the 411-mile (661-kilometre) railway from Conakry and the hub of roads from Bamako (Mali), Siguiri, Kouroussa, and Nzérékoréit is the commercial and transportationcentre of Guineas northeastern savanna region. It is also the chief trading centre of the Malinke and Diula peoples. Kankan has light manufacturing and traditional craft (gold, ivory, wood) industries.
- Will
A little boy studying in Kankan, Sierra Leone.
Since the 1950s Guinea has experienced rapid population growth, accompanied by continuing migration from the rural areas to the urban centres. Guineas main urban centre is Conakry. The old city, located on Tombo Island, retains the segregated aspect of a colonial town, while the Camayenne Peninsula community has only a few buildings of the colonial period. From the tip of the peninsula, an industrial zone has expanded northward.
Kankan, in Upper Guinea, is a commercial, educational, administrative, and Muslim religious centre of some importance. Labé, located in the heart of the Fouta Djallon, serves as a market town and an administrative and ... (100 of 7449 words)
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