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title: Map of Niger River
author: Hel-hama
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8010/map-of-niger-river/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Map of Niger River

_Authored by Hel-hama_

## Image File

[![Map of Niger River](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8010.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8010.png)

## Image Caption

The Niger River is the most important river in West [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/), and is the third longest river in Africa after the [Nile](https://www.worldhistory.org/nile/) River and Congo River. Known for its distinctive "boomerang" shape, the Niger River flows from the Guinea Highlands to the Sahara before making a sharp turn back to the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. Given the river's historical importance to [trade](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/trade/) and [agriculture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Agriculture/) in the region, the Niger has been at the heart of the most renowned civilizations in West Africa such as the [Mali Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mali_Empire/).

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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_River_Niger.svg) by [**Hel-hama**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_River_Niger.svg). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 23 January 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.