Futa Jallon

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Futa Jallon is a mountainous region in present-day Guinea known as a historic center of Islamic scholarship and the origin of several major West African rivers.

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Futa Jallon canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
mountainous region
alternativeSpelling Fouta Djallon
Fouta Djalon
linked to: Fouta Djallon
associatedWith Fulani jihads in West Africa
borderingCountry Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
linked to: Côte d'Ivoire

Mali
Senegal
Sierra Leone
capitalOfHistoricState Timbo
climate tropical highland climate
colonialPower France
continent Africa
country Guinea
crop fruits and vegetables
maize
millet
potatoes
economicActivity cattle herding
subsistence agriculture
elevationRange approximately 700–1500 meters above sea level
ethnicGroup Fulani
governmentTypeInHistory Islamic theocracy
highestPointName Mount Loura
historicalPeriodOfProminence 18th century
19th century
historicState Imamate of Futa Jallon
incorporatedInto French West Africa
knownFor Fulani culture
Islamic scholarship
being the source of major West African rivers
cooler climate compared to surrounding lowlands
pastoralism
locatedIn Guinea
West Africa
majorLanguage Pular
partOf Guinea Highlands
regionType mountain range
plateau
religion Islam
religiousInstitution Quranic schools
madrasas
riverSource Gambia River
Koliba River
Konkouré River
Niger River headwaters
Senegal River

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Susu historicalRegion Futa Jallon
Futa Tooro influencedRegions Futa Jallon
Senegambia historicalPolities Futa Jallon
Senegambia earlyIslamicCenters Futa Jallon
Fouta Djallon alsoKnownAs Futa Jallon
subject linked to: Fouta Djallon region