The Upper Niger in Guinea with the Sankarani (right)
The Sankarani River watershed, traditionally well suited to crops and rich in iron and gold, covers some 35500 square kilometres (13700 sq mi), two-thirds of which are in Guinea, where it is joined by three tributaries: the Kourai, Yeremou and Dion Rivers.[2][5] In Mali, it flows into the Niger River upstream of Bamako near the village of Kourouba.[6]
Construction of the Sélingué Dam began in 1980, with the goal of supplying Bamako with electricity;[7][8] it was inaugurated on 13 December 1982.[9] It and the accompanying hydroelectric plant comprised the largest development project in Malian history up to that time.[9] The plant has the capacity to produce 44.8 million kilowatt-hours of electricity.[9] An irrigation scheme was also implemented, initially to compensate people who had to be moved; it covered 1200, split up among 1943 plot holders,[10] or 60000 hectares (150000 acres).[11]
The Sankanarni has a discontinuous floodplain over a distance of 170 kilometres (110 mi) in Guinea.[5] The river banks support gallery forests, though the Selingue Dam's reservoir covered many of them.[8] As of 2008, more than a thousand fishermen caught "between 400 and 1000 kg/day in peak season and 10 to 50 kg/day in low season (March to May)" in the section of the river between the dam and the junction with the Niger.[12]
At the height of its power, from the 13th to 16th centuries CE, the capital of the ancient Mali Empire is believed to have been at Niani, on the banks of the Sankarani.[13]
Referencesedit
^"Sankarani-Fié". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ abcAndersen, Inger; Golitzen, Katherin George (1 January 2005). The Niger River Basin: A Vision for Sustainable Management. World Bank Publications. pp. 13, 33–34. ISBN9780821362044. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
^"Sankarani River | river, western Africa". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
^B. Askofare (6 June 1988). "Mali: Selingue Dam Project: Project Performance Evaluation Report (PPER)" (PDF). African Development Bank Group.
^ abKoenig, Dolores; Diarra, Tiéman; Sow, Moussa (1998). Innovation and Individuality in African Development: Changing Production Strategies in Rural Mali. University of Michigan Press. pp. 119–123. ISBN9780472108947.
^ abcImperato, Pascal James; Imperato, Gavin H. (25 April 2008). Historical Dictionary of Mali. Scarecrow Press. pp. xl, 105. ISBN9780810864023. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
^Natural Resources Management and Environment Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. "The Niger River basin".
^Golitzen, Katherin George, ed. (2005), The Niger River Basin: A Vision for Sustainable Management(PDF), Washington, DC.: World Bank, ISBN0-8213-6203-8
^Fage, J. D.; Oliver, Roland (1975). The Cambridge History of Africa. Cambridge University Press. p. 378. ISBN9780521209816. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
sankarani, river, french, fleuve, sankarani, tributary, niger, river, flowing, northward, from, guinea, highlands, fouta, djallon, guinea, crosses, into, southern, mali, where, joins, niger, approximately, kilometres, upstream, bamako, capital, mali, forms, pa. The Sankarani River French Fleuve Sankarani is a tributary of the Niger River 2 Flowing northward from the Guinea Highlands of the Fouta Djallon in Guinea 3 4 it crosses into southern Mali where it joins the Niger approximately 40 kilometres 25 mi upstream of Bamako 2 the capital of Mali It forms part of the Ivory Coast Guinea and Guinea Mali borders 5 DesignationsRamsar WetlandOfficial nameSankarani FieDesignated17 January 2002Reference no 1167 1 The Upper Niger in Guinea with the Sankarani right The Sankarani River watershed traditionally well suited to crops and rich in iron and gold covers some 35500 square kilometres 13700 sq mi two thirds of which are in Guinea where it is joined by three tributaries the Kourai Yeremou and Dion Rivers 2 5 In Mali it flows into the Niger River upstream of Bamako near the village of Kourouba 6 Construction of the Selingue Dam began in 1980 with the goal of supplying Bamako with electricity 7 8 it was inaugurated on 13 December 1982 9 It and the accompanying hydroelectric plant comprised the largest development project in Malian history up to that time 9 The plant has the capacity to produce 44 8 million kilowatt hours of electricity 9 An irrigation scheme was also implemented initially to compensate people who had to be moved it covered 1200 split up among 1943 plot holders 10 or 60000 hectares 150000 acres 11 The Sankanarni has a discontinuous floodplain over a distance of 170 kilometres 110 mi in Guinea 5 The river banks support gallery forests though the Selingue Dam s reservoir covered many of them 8 As of 2008 more than a thousand fishermen caught between 400 and 1000 kg day in peak season and 10 to 50 kg day in low season March to May in the section of the river between the dam and the junction with the Niger 12 At the height of its power from the 13th to 16th centuries CE the capital of the ancient Mali Empire is believed to have been at Niani on the banks of the Sankarani 13 References edit Sankarani Fie Ramsar Sites Information Service Retrieved 25 April 2018 a b c Andersen Inger Golitzen Katherin George 1 January 2005 The Niger River Basin A Vision for Sustainable Management World Bank Publications pp 13 33 34 ISBN 9780821362044 Retrieved 25 November 2016 Sankarani River river western Africa Encyclopedia Britannica Retrieved 2020 05 17 Hughes R H 1992 A Directory of African Wetlands IUCN ISBN 978 2 88032 949 5 a b c Hughes R H 1992 A Directory of African Wetlands IUCN pp 374 376 ISBN 9782880329495 Retrieved 25 November 2016 Irrigation Development Programme Phase I PDF African Development Bank Group B Askofare 6 June 1988 Mali Selingue Dam Project Project Performance Evaluation Report PPER PDF African Development Bank Group a b Koenig Dolores Diarra Tieman Sow Moussa 1998 Innovation and Individuality in African Development Changing Production Strategies in Rural Mali University of Michigan Press pp 119 123 ISBN 9780472108947 a b c Imperato Pascal James Imperato Gavin H 25 April 2008 Historical Dictionary of Mali Scarecrow Press pp xl 105 ISBN 9780810864023 Retrieved 25 November 2016 Mali Water for agriculture 2013 17 International Institute for Environment and Development Natural Resources Management and Environment Department Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations The Niger River basin Golitzen Katherin George ed 2005 The Niger River Basin A Vision for Sustainable Management PDF Washington DC World Bank ISBN 0 8213 6203 8 Fage J D Oliver Roland 1975 The Cambridge History of Africa Cambridge University Press p 378 ISBN 9780521209816 Retrieved 25 November 2016 12 00 15 N 8 18 46 W 12 00417 N 8 31278 W 12 00417 8 31278 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sankarani River amp oldid 1174744836, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
