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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:river
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gptkbp:basinSize
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gptkb:Niger_Basin
about 2,117,700 km²
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gptkbp:borders
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Niger and Benin
Niger and Nigeria
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gptkbp:climate
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tropical
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gptkbp:countryWithLongestStretch
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gptkb:Nigeria
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gptkbp:crosses
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gptkb:forest
gptkb:Sahel
Savanna
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gptkbp:dam
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gptkb:Jebba_Dam
gptkb:Kainji_Dam
gptkb:Markala_Dam
gptkb:Shiroro_Dam
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gptkbp:discoveredByEuropeans
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gptkb:Mungo_Park
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gptkbp:discoveryYearByEuropeans
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1796
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gptkbp:economicImportance
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gptkb:transportation
fishing
hydroelectric power
irrigation
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gptkbp:emptiesInto
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gptkb:Gulf_of_Guinea
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gptkbp:flowsThrough
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gptkb:Benin
gptkb:Guinea
gptkb:Mali
gptkb:Niger
gptkb:Nigeria
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gptkbp:length
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about 4,180 km
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:West_Africa
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gptkbp:mainTributary
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gptkb:Kebbi_River
gptkb:Sokoto_River
Benue River
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gptkbp:majorCity
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gptkb:Bamako
gptkb:Niamey
gptkb:Port_Harcourt
Lokoja
Onitsha
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gptkbp:mouth
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gptkb:Niger_Delta
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gptkbp:nameOrigin
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possibly from Tuareg phrase 'gher n gheren' (river of rivers)
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gptkbp:navigable
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yes
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Niger_Delta
gptkb:Niger_Inland_Delta
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gptkbp:protectedArea
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W National Park
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gptkbp:seasonalFlooding
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yes
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gptkbp:source
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gptkb:Guinea
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gptkbp:tributaryOf
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gptkb:Bani_River
gptkb:Kainji_Lake
gptkb:Milo_River
gptkb:Anambra_River
gptkb:Tinkisso_River
gptkb:Dallol_Maouri
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Edo_State
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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River Niger
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