Porédaka
Porédaka is a town and sub-prefecture in the Mamou Prefecture in the Mamou Region of Guinea. It is located roughly 55 kilometres northeast of Mamou. The Battle of Porédaka took place here on 13 November 1896, during which French colonial troops decisively defeated the last forces of the Imamate of Futa Jallon, after which Futa Jallon was annexed into Senegambia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: sub-prefecture and town in Mamou Region, Guinea
- Also known as: “Podéraka”, “Poredaka”, “Porédakha”, and “Sare poredaka”
Porédaka
- Categories: subprefecture of Guinea and locality
- Location: Dalaba, Mamou Region, Guinea, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
10.73254° or 10° 43′ 57″ northLongitude
-12.06757° or 12° 4′ 3″ westElevation
785 metres (2,575 feet)Open location code
7C29PWMJ+2XOpenStreetMap ID
node 4894541995OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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