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Porédaka

Porédaka
Sub-prefecture and town
Porédaka is located in Guinea
Porédaka
Porédaka
Location in Guinea
Coordinates: 10°44′N 12°04′W / 10.733°N 12.067°W / 10.733; -12.067
Country  Guinea
Region Mamou Region
Prefecture Mamou Prefecture
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Porédaka is a town and sub-prefecture in the Mamou Prefecture in the Mamou Region of Guinea. It is located roughly 55 kilometres (34 mi) northeast of Mamou. The Battle of Porédaka took place here on 13 November 1896, during which French colonial troops decisively defeated the last forces of the Imamate of Futa Jallon, after which Futa Jallon was annexed into Senegambia.

Coordinates: 10°44′N 12°04′W / 10.733°N 12.067°W / 10.733; -12.067


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