Kouroussa

Kouroussa stands on the upper Niger, near the upstream limit of navigation on the great river. The town has long been a market and crossing point between the West African interior and the routes leading towards the Guinea coast. Nearby lies the gold-bearing country of Bouré, whose workings helped draw merchants to the upper Niger basin. Rivers, savanna and the foothills of the Guinea highlands meet around Kouroussa, placing the settlement at the edge of several distinct landscapes.

The later city of Faranah lies here.