Sota River
The Sota is a river of northern Benin flowing through the departments of Borgou and Alibori. It is a tributary of the Niger River and the Tassiné River is one of its tributaries.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Benin
- Also known as: “Kakigorou”, “Kakigoru”, “Kakigourou”, and “Sota”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gaya Airport.
Gaya Airport
Aerodrome
Gaya Airport is an airport serving Gaya, Dosso Region, Niger, near the country's borders with Benin and Nigeria. It is located 2 kilometres west of the city centre. Gaya Airport is situated 3 km northeast of Sota River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Malanville.
Malanville
Photo: Koubourat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Malanville is a city, arrondissement and commune in the Alibori Department of northeastern Benin, located across the River Niger from Niger. It is known as a centre of cross-border trade and has a major market.
Sota River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Atakora Department, Benin, West Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
Discover Sota River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Sota River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Sota”
- Bulgarian: “Сота”
- Cebuano: “Sota”
- Chinese: “索塔河”
- Chuvash: “Сото”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر سوتا”
- Finnish: “Sota”
- French: “Sota”
- German: “Sota”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Sota”
- Lithuanian: “Sota”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sota”
- Polish: “Sota”
- Portuguese: “Rio Sota”
- Romanian: “Râul Sota”
- Russian: “Сота”
- Russian: “Сото”
- Swedish: “Sota”
- Welsh: “Afon Sota”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gaya and Forêt Classée de Gourou-Bassounga.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sota River”. Photo: Shubert Ciencia, CC BY 2.0.