Niger River valley

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The Niger River valley is a fertile and historically significant region in West Africa that has long supported dense human settlement, agriculture, and trade along the course of the Niger River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
river valley
associatedWith Djenné
Gao
Mali Empire
Songhai Empire
Timbuktu
characterizedBy fertile floodplains
climateType semi-arid (in upper and middle reaches)
tropical savanna (in lower reaches)
countryLocatedIn Benin
Guinea
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
drainageBasinOf Niger River basin
linked to: Niger River valley
ecoregionIncludes Sahel
Sudanian savanna
environmentalIssue drought vulnerability
land degradation in some areas
seasonal flooding
followsCourseOf Niger River
hasCulturalSignificance center of Islamic scholarship in medieval West Africa
cradle of several West African civilizations
hasEconomicImportance inland fisheries
regional food production
river transport
hasPart Inner Niger Delta
Lower Niger region
Middle Niger region
historicallySupported dense human settlement
influencedBy annual flood regime of the Niger River
knownFor flood-recession farming
irrigated agriculture
millet cultivation
rice cultivation (in suitable zones)
sorghum cultivation
locatedIn West Africa
supportsActivity agriculture
fishing
pastoralism
riverine trade
wasCenterOf regional river trade networks
trans-Saharan trade routes
wasRegionOf development of complex societies
early urbanization in West Africa
emergence of early West African states

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Nupe people traditionalHomeland Niger River valley
Nupe people culturalArea Middle Niger region
linked to: Niger River valley
Lokoja isInRiverBasin Niger River basin
linked to: Niger River valley
Guinea Highlands drainageBasin Inland Niger Basin
linked to: Niger River valley
Inner Niger Delta partOf Niger River basin
linked to: Niger River valley
Zarma language primaryRegion Niger River valley
Mandinka hasCulturalRegion Upper Niger region
subject linked to: Mandika
linked to: Niger River valley
Sokoto River drainageBasin Niger River basin
linked to: Niger River valley
Gorouol River partOf Niger River basin
linked to: Niger River valley
Edoid languages geographicDistribution Niger River basin
linked to: Niger River valley
Oron people culturalArea Lower Niger–Benue cultural area
linked to: Niger River valley
Sagbama locatedInRiverBasin Niger River basin
linked to: Niger River valley
Gokana belongsToCulturalMacroArea Lower Niger region
linked to: Niger River valley
Niger River valley drainageBasinOf Niger River basin
linked to: Niger River valley
Wagadou coreRegion upper Niger River region
linked to: Niger River valley
Niani region Upper Niger River region
linked to: Niger River valley
Rumuokwuta locatedInBasin Niger River basin
linked to: Niger River valley
Jenne locatedIn Niger River region
linked to: Niger River valley
Askia dynasty territorialExpansion Niger River valley
Kaduna River partOf Niger River basin
linked to: Niger River valley
Milo River partOf Niger River basin
linked to: Niger River valley
Bambara people culturalRegion Niger River valley
Nworie River isPartOf Niger River basin
linked to: Niger River valley