Niger River

Summary

Niger River is a river^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.18% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (901 views/month, #24 of 13,643).^[2]

Key Facts

• Niger River is in the country of Benin^[3].
• Niger River is in the country of Guinea^[4].
• Niger River is in the country of Mali^[5].
• Niger River is in the country of Niger^[6].
• Niger River is in the country of Nigeria^[7].
• Niger River is on the continent of Africa^[8].
• Niger River's instance of is recorded as river^[9].
• Niger River's basin country is recorded as Guinea^[10].
• Niger River's Commons category is recorded as Niger River^[11].
• Niger River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Gulf of Guinea^[12].
• Niger River's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[13].
• Niger River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Kainji Lake^[14].
• Niger River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 9.097222222222221, 'lon': -10.682777777777778}^[15].
• Niger River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 5.322222222222222, 'lon': 6.469166666666666}^[16].
• Niger River's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Fouta Djallon^[17].
• Niger River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Niger River^[18].
• Niger River's tributary is recorded as Sokoto River^[19].
• Niger River's tributary is recorded as Benue River^[20].
• Niger River's tributary is recorded as Bani River^[21].
• Niger River's tributary is recorded as Béli River^[22].
• Niger River's tributary is recorded as Gorouol^[23].
• Niger River's tributary is recorded as Sirba River^[24].
• Niger River's tributary is recorded as Tapoa River^[25].
• Niger River's tributary is recorded as Mékrou River^[26].
• Niger River's tributary is recorded as Dallol Bosso^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Benin^[3], a sovereign state^[28], founded in 1960^[29]; Guinea^[4], a sovereign state^[30], in Guinea^[31], founded in 1958^[32]; Mali^[5], a sovereign state^[33], in Mali^[34], founded in 1960^[35]; Niger^[6], a republic^[36], in Niger^[37], founded in 1960^[38]; and Nigeria^[7], a sovereign state^[39], in Nigeria^[40], founded in 1963^[41]. Niger River is on the continent of Africa^[8].

Physical Characteristics

Niger River sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+200'}^[42]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+4180'}^[43].

Designation and Status

Niger River's instance of is recorded as river^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Niger River include Nigeria^[44], a sovereign state^[45], in Nigeria^[46], founded in 1963^[47]; Niger^[48], a republic^[49], in Niger^[50], founded in 1960^[51]; Niger State^[52], a state of Nigeria^[53], in Nigeria^[54], founded in 1976^[55]; Order of the Nigeria^[56], an order^[57], in Nigeria^[58], founded in 1963^[59]; and Niger Vallis^[60], a valley^[61].

Why It Matters

Niger River ranks in the top 0.18% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (901 views/month, #24 of 13,643).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[62] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[63]

Entities named for it include Nigeria^[44], a sovereign state^[45], in Nigeria^[46], founded in 1963^[47]; Niger^[48], a republic^[49], in Niger^[50], founded in 1960^[51]; Niger State^[52], a state of Nigeria^[53], in Nigeria^[54], founded in 1976^[55]; Order of the Nigeria^[56], an order^[57], in Nigeria^[58], founded in 1963^[59]; and Niger Vallis^[60], a valley^[61].