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Farafine Destination Guide

Touring Farafine in Mali

Farafine in the region of Kayes Region is located in Mali - some 213 mi or ( 342 km ) North-West of Bamako , the country's capital city .

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Time in Farafine is now 08:25 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Bamako " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Kedougou, Gabú, Sélibaby, Mali, and Kankan. Being here already, consider visiting Kedougou . Check out our recommendations for Farafine ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Bafing River

The Bafing River runs through Guinea and Mali and is about 760 kilometres long. It joins with the Bakoy River at Bafoulabé to form the Sénégal River in the Kayes Region of western Mali. In Manding languages, Bafing signifies 'black river' and Bakoye 'white river'. The Bafing forms part of the international border between Guinea and Mali. From 1895 to 1898 the railway bridge near the town of Mahina, designed by Gustave Eiffel, was built.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.81 -10.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: French West Africa, Guinea–Mali border, International rivers of Africa, Rivers of Guinea, Rivers of Mali, Sénégal River