Koulikoro
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'''Koulikoro''' ([[Bambara language|Bambara]]: ߞߎߟߌߞߏߙߏ tr. Kulikoro) is a town and [[Communes of mali|urban commune]] in [[Mali]]. The capital of the [[Koulikoro Region]], Koulikoro is located on banks of the [[Niger River]], {{convert|59|km}} downstream from Mali's capital [[Bamako]].
'''Koulikoro''' ([[Bambara language|Bambara]]: ߞߎ߬ߟߌ߬ߞߙߐ߫ tr. Kulikoro) is a town and [[Communes of mali|urban commune]] in [[Mali]]. The capital of the [[Koulikoro Region]], Koulikoro is located on banks of the [[Niger River]], {{convert|59|km}} downstream from Mali's capital [[Bamako]].
Koulikoro is the terminus of the [[Dakar-Niger Railway]] which was completed in 1904.<ref>{{cite book | last=Clozel | first=François-Joseph | title=Haut--Sénégal--Niger (Soudan franc̜ais): séries d'etudes pub. sous la direction de M. le gouverneur Clozel | publisher=E. Larose | year=1912 |page=72 | author-link=François Joseph Clozel}}</ref> Between August and November, at the end of the [[rainy season]], goods are transported down the Niger River to [[Ségou]], [[Mopti]], [[Timbuktu|Tombouctou]] and [[Gao]]. Navigation is not possible upstream of Koulikoro because of the Sotuba Rapids near Bamako. Koulikoro is the terminus of the [[Dakar-Niger Railway]] which was completed in 1904.<ref>{{cite book | last=Clozel | first=François-Joseph | title=Haut--Sénégal--Niger (Soudan franc̜ais): séries d'etudes pub. sous la direction de M. le gouverneur Clozel | publisher=E. Larose | year=1912 |page=72 | author-link=François Joseph Clozel}}</ref> Between August and November, at the end of the [[rainy season]], goods are transported down the Niger River to [[Ségou]], [[Mopti]], [[Timbuktu|Tombouctou]] and [[Gao]]. Navigation is not possible upstream of Koulikoro because of the Sotuba Rapids near Bamako.
Koulikoro is the terminus of the [[Dakar-Niger Railway]] which was completed in 1904.<ref>{{cite book | last=Clozel | first=François-Joseph | title=Haut--Sénégal--Niger (Soudan franc̜ais): séries d'etudes pub. sous la direction de M. le gouverneur Clozel | publisher=E. Larose | year=1912 |page=72 | author-link=François Joseph Clozel}}</ref> Between August and November, at the end of the [[rainy season]], goods are transported down the Niger River to [[Ségou]], [[Mopti]], [[Timbuktu|Tombouctou]] and [[Gao]]. Navigation is not possible upstream of Koulikoro because of the Sotuba Rapids near Bamako. Koulikoro is the terminus of the [[Dakar-Niger Railway]] which was completed in 1904.<ref>{{cite book | last=Clozel | first=François-Joseph | title=Haut--Sénégal--Niger (Soudan franc̜ais): séries d'etudes pub. sous la direction de M. le gouverneur Clozel | publisher=E. Larose | year=1912 |page=72 | author-link=François Joseph Clozel}}</ref> Between August and November, at the end of the [[rainy season]], goods are transported down the Niger River to [[Ségou]], [[Mopti]], [[Timbuktu|Tombouctou]] and [[Gao]]. Navigation is not possible upstream of Koulikoro because of the Sotuba Rapids near Bamako.