Semliki River
Semliki River is a major river, 140 kilometres long, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda in Central and East Africa. It flows north from Lake Edward in Beni Territory, Nord-Kivu, DRC avoiding the Rwenzori Mountains on its Right, emptying into Lake Albert in the Albertine Rift, Irumu Territory, Ituri Province, DRC overlooking the Blue Mountains to its left in the west.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river
- Also known as: “French River” and “Rio Semuliki”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Rukwanzi Island.
Rukwanzi Island
Islet
Rukwanzi Island is a disputed island in the southern portion of Lake Albert in Central Africa. Rukwanzi Island is situated 3 km south of Semliki River.
Semliki River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: DR Congo, Central Africa, Africa
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Latitude
1.26221° or 1° 15′ 44″ north
Longitude
30.46282° or 30° 27′ 46″ east
Elevation
622 metres (2,041 feet)
Open location code
6GHG7F67+V4
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Semliki River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر سمليكي”
- Asturian: “Ríu Semliki”
- Belarusian: “Семлікі”
- Belarusian: “Сэмлікі”
- Catalan: “riu Semliki”
- Cebuano: “Semliki”
- Chinese: “塞姆利基河”
- Chuvash: “Семлики”
- Czech: “Semliki”
- Dagbani: “Semliki Mɔɣili”
- Dagbani: “Semliki River”
- Danish: “Semliki”
- Dutch: “Semliki River”
- Estonian: “Semliki”
- Finnish: “Semliki”
- French: “Semliki”
- Galician: “Río Semliki”
- Ganda: “Omugga Semliki”
- Ganda: “River Semliki”
- German: “Semliki”
- Hausa: “Kogin Semliki”
- Hebrew: “נהר סמליקי”
- Hungarian: “Semliki”
- Igbo: “Osimiri Semliki”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Semliki”
- Irish: “Abhainn Semliki”
- Italian: “Semliki”
- Japanese: “セムリキ川”
- Kinyarwanda: “Umugezi wa Semliki”
- Lithuanian: “Semlikis”
- Low German: “Semliki”
- Malayalam: “സെമ്ലികി നദി”
- Mingrelian: “სემლიკი”
- Nigerian Pidgin: “Semliki River”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Semuliki”
- Norwegian: “Semliki”
- Persian: “رود سملیکی”
- Polish: “Semliki”
- Portuguese: “Rio Semliki”
- Russian: “Семлики”
- Serbian: “Семлики”
- Spanish: “Río Semliki”
- Swahili: “Mto Semliki”
- Swedish: “Semliki”
- Ukrainian: “Семлікі”
- Venetian: “Fiume Semliki”
- Vietnamese: “Sông Semliki”
- Welsh: “Afon Semliki”
- “Semliki River”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Niamavi and Kasenye.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Bwizibwera Primary School and Toro Game Reserve.
DR Congo: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Kinshasa and Virunga National Park.
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