- Dinguiraye
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Dinguiraye — Sub-prefecture and town — Market in Dinguiraye Location in Guinea Coordinates: 11°18′N 10°43′W / 11.3°N 10.717°W Country Guinea Region Faranah Region Prefecture Dinguiraye Prefecture Population (2008) – Total 20,085 Dinguiraye is a small town in northern Guinea, known for its large mosque which until recently was thatched. Population 20,085 (2008 est). [1]
The town is also home to an important Islamic group founded by El Hadj Umar Tall in the nineteenth century.
Notable people
- Saïdou Bokoum (1945-) - writer
Categories:- Guinea geography stubs
- African history stubs
- Sub-prefectures of Guinea
- Toucouleur Empire
- Populated places in the Faranah Region
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