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''' Timbo ''' is a [[town]] and [[Sub-prefectures of Guinea|sub-prefecture]] in the [[Mamou Prefecture]] in the [[Mamou Region]] of [[Guinea]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ygn.html|title=Subprefectures of Guinea|publisher=Statoids| |
''' Timbo ''' is a [[town]] and [[Sub-prefectures of Guinea|sub-prefecture]] in the [[Mamou Prefecture]] in the [[Mamou Region]] of [[Guinea]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ygn.html|title=Subprefectures of Guinea|publisher=Statoids|access-date=April 19, 2009}}</ref> It is located in the [[Fouta Djallon]] highlands of Guinea, lying north east of [[Mamou]], in a part of the country mostly occupied by the [[Fula people]]. It is also known for its [[vernacular architecture]], for the local [[mountain]]s and for local [[Common chimpanzee|chimpanzee]]s. |
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[[File:Timbo (1818).jpg|thumb|left|Timbo in 1818]] |
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| ⚫ | [[Karamokho Alfa]], who led the Fulani Jihad that established the [[Imamate of Futa Jallon]] between 1727 and 1751, was the ruler of Timbo, which became the capital of the new state.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gray|first=Richard|title=The Cambridge History of Africa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q3mx8aAo6x0C&pg=PA207|access-date=2013-02-10 |
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|date=1975-09-18|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-20413-2|page=208}}</ref> |
|date=1975-09-18|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-20413-2|page=208}}</ref> It was an important religious centre and is known for its eighteenth-century [[mosque]]. |
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[[Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori]] was from Timbo. |
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Latest revision as of 04:20, 18 June 2022
Timbo | |
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Sub-prefecture and town | |
  Timbo Location in Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 10°38′N 11°50′W / 10.633°N 11.833°W | |
| Country |  Guinea |
| Region | Mamou Region |
| Prefecture | Mamou Prefecture |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Timbo is a town and sub-prefecture in the Mamou Prefecture in the Mamou Region of Guinea.[1] It is located in the Fouta Djallon highlands of Guinea, lying north east of Mamou, in a part of the country mostly occupied by the Fula people. It is also known for its vernacular architecture, for the local mountains and for local chimpanzees.
History
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Karamokho Alfa, who led the Fulani Jihad that established the Imamate of Futa Jallon between 1727 and 1751, was the ruler of Timbo, which became the capital of the new state.[2] It was an important religious centre and is known for its eighteenth-century mosque.
Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori was from Timbo.
References
[edit]- ^ "Subprefectures of Guinea". Statoids. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
- ^ Gray, Richard (1975-09-18). The Cambridge History of Africa. Cambridge University Press. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-521-20413-2. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
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10°38′N 11°50′W / 10.633°N 11.833°W
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