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Conakry (/ ˈ k ɒ n ə k r i / KON-ə-kree, French:; Susu: Kɔnakiri; N'Ko: ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫, romanized: Kɔnakrí; 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.
Sep 26, 2024 · 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.
Oct 29, 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.
Conakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea and the economic, commercial and trade center for the area. of Guinea. Its population as of 2014 was 1.7 million. Map.
Coordinates: 9°31′N 13°42′W. Conakry or Konakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea. The city is a port on the Atlantic Ocean. The population of Conakry is about 2 million people. [1] History. Conakry was first settled on Tombo Island. It later spread to the Kaloum Peninsula.
Map showing the location of Central Conakry on Tombo Island, with the growing city spreading up the Kaloum Peninsula.
Conakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea, located on the Atlantic coast of West Africa. Sits snugly on the Atlantic coast of Guinea, right at the tip of a peninsula. The views of the sea are breathtaking, and the beaches are just a stone’s throw away.
Conakry is located in the west of Guinea along the Atlantic coast. The old city of Conakry was built on Tombo Island, one of the Îles de Los, which are known for their beaches and forested interiors, and were reputedly the setting of the Robert Louis Stevenson adventure novel, Treasure Island.
Conakry is located on the Kaloum Peninsula, extending into the Atlantic Ocean in the western part of Guinea. The city has a tropical monsoon climate with a distinct wet season from May to October and a dry season from November to April.
Located on Tombo island and connected with the mainland by a causeway, Conakry is Guinea's largest city and its administrative, communications, and economic center. Its economy revolves largely around the port, which has modern facilities for handling and storing cargo, and from which Guinea's chief exports, alumina and bananas, are shipped.
