Faro River

The Faro River is a 310-kilometre-long river that flows over the border in . Its source is on the Adamawa Plateau, which lies southeast of , in the of Cameroon.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Nigeria and Cameroon
  • Also known as: Faro” and “River Faro

Faro River

Latitude
9.32939° or 9° 19′ 46″ north
Longitude
12.91923° or 12° 55′ 9″ east
Elevation
164 metres (538 feet)
Open location code
6FXJ8WH9+QM
Geo­Names ID
2231680
Wiki­data ID
Q16918124
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Satellite Map

Discover Faro River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Faro River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر فارو
  • Cebuano: Faro
  • Chinese: 法羅河
  • French: Faro
  • Fulah: Maayo Faaro
  • German: Faro
  • Hausa: Kogin Faro
  • Hebrew: נהר פארו
  • Igala: Faro River
  • Igbo: Faro River
  • Igbo: Faro
  • Igbo: Osimiri Faro
  • Irish: Abhainn Faro
  • Italian: Faro
  • Russian: Фаро (река)
  • Russian: Фаро
  • Swahili: Mto Faro
  • Swedish: Faro
  • Uzbek: Faro River
  • Welsh: Afon Faro

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