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Araouane
Ansongo
Tessalit
Assamakka
Gour
Nguigmi
Sunyani
Mopti
Tombouctou
Fada-
Ngourma
Kandi
Nsawam
Ogbomosho
Ibadan
Lagos
Kano
Oyo
Ede
Ilorin
Sokoto
Sapele
Benin
City
Gusau
Onitsha
Port Harcourt
Maradi
Aba
Kaduna
Enugu
Katsina
Zaria
Calabar
Zinder
Kumo
Maiduguri
Kumasi
Tamale
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ABUJA
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The Niger River begins in Guinea just 150 miles
(240 km) from the Atlantic coast but then heads
inland on a 3000-mile (4100-km) journey
before finally reaching the Gulf of Guinea some
1200 miles (2000 km) to the east.
Lake Volta is one of the largest man-made
lakes in the world, covering 3283 sq miles
(8502 sq km), or 3.6% of Ghanas area.