Milo | |
Pushpin Map: | Guinea |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth within Guinea |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Guinea |
Mouth Location: | River Niger |
Mouth Coordinates: | 11.0703°N -9.2236°W |
The Milo River is a river in Guinea in West Africa. It rises in the Simandou Mountains near Beyla, flows about to the south of Siguiri and flows north at which point it becomes one of the main tributaries of the River Niger.[1] [2]
The pre-colonial Baté Empire was founded in the seventeenth century and was situated in the Milo River valley.[3] [4] In the colonial period, the river was a valuable transportation route, as it was navigable to shallow-draft vessels from Kankan to the Niger River.[1]