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La Guinea (AFI: /ɡwiˈnɛa/), ufficialmente Repubblica di Guinea (in francese: République de Guinée), nota informalmente anche come Guinea Conakry, è uno Stato dell'Africa occidentale. Confina con Guinea-Bissau e Senegal a nord, Mali a nord e nord-est, Costa d'Avorio a sud-est, Liberia e Sierra Leone a sud, oceano Atlantico a ovest.
Conakry è la capitale e la città più popolosa della Guinea. Porto sull'Oceano Atlantico, si sviluppa sul lembo settentrionale dell'isola Tombo.
Conakry ( / ˈkɒnəkri /; French pronunciation: [kɔnakʁi]; Susu: Kɔnakiri; N'Ko: ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫, Fula: 𞤑𞤮𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤳𞤭𞤪𞤭, romanized: Konaakiri) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its population as of the 2014 Guinea ...
It is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry after its capital Conakry, to distinguish it from other territories in the eponymous region such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. Guinea has a population of 14 million and an area of 245,857 square kilometres (94,926 sq mi).
Conakry, national capital, largest city, and chief Atlantic port, western Guinea. Conakry lies on Tombo (Tumbo) Island and the Camayenne (Kaloum) Peninsula. Founded by the French in 1884, it derived its name from a local village inhabited by the Susu (Soussou) people.
17 mag 2024 · Guinea, country of western Africa, located on the Atlantic coast. Three of western Africa’s major rivers—the Gambia, the Niger, and the Senegal—rise in Guinea. Under the name French Guinea, it was a part of French West Africa until it achieved independence in 1958. Its capital is Conakry.
Introduction. Background. Guinea's deep Muslim heritage arrived via the neighboring Almoravid Empire in the 11th century. Following Almoravid decline, Guinea existed on the fringe of several African kingdoms, all competing for regional dominance.
