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Niagassola

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Country
  
Guinea

Time zone
  
GMT (UTC+0)

Prefecture
  
Siguiri Prefecture

Region
  
Kankan Region

Local time
  
Sunday 7:50 PM

Niagassola

Weather
  
34°C, Wind N at 11 km/h, 20% Humidity

Niagassola is a town and sub-prefecture in the Siguiri Prefecture in the Kankan Region of north-eastern Guinea.It is located near the border with Mali. It has no electricity and three water pumps.

Map of Niagassola, Guinea

The town is the home of the world's oldest balafon and an important object for the Mandinka people, the 13th century Sosso-Bala, which has been labeled as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.

References

Niagassola Wikipedia