Porédaka

Porédaka is a town and sub-prefecture in the in the of . It is located roughly 55 kilometres northeast of . 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.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: sub-prefecture and town in Mamou Region, Guinea
  • Also known as: Podéraka”, “Poredaka”, “Porédakha”, and “Sare poredaka

Porédaka

Latitude
10.73254° or 10° 43′ 57″ north
Longitude
-12.06757° or 12° 4′ 3″ west
Elevation
785 metres (2,575 feet)
Open location code
7C29PWMJ+2X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4894541995
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2416404
Wiki­data ID
Q7232880
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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Porédaka” goes by many names.
  • French: Porédaka
  • German: Porédaka
  • Greek: Πορέντακα
  • Italian: Porédaka
  • Japanese: ポレダカ
  • Malay: Porédaka
  • N'Ko: ߔߐߙߍߘߊߞߊ߬
  • N'Ko: ߛߊ߯ߙߍ߬ ߔߐߙߍߘߊߞߊ߬
  • Russian: Поредака
  • Spanish: Porédaka

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