Benue River
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benue-river-165-6251358
title:
Benue River
text:
Benue River, previously known as the Chadda River or Tchadda, is the major tributary of the Niger River. The size of its catchment basin is 319,000 km. Almost its entire length of approximately 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) is navigable during the summer months. As a result, it is an important transportation route in the regions through which it flows. The name Benue comes from 'Ber-nor, meaning 'river or lake of hippopotamus in the Tiv language, The River Benue looking south east from Jimeta.]]
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Tributary of the Niger River in Cameroon and Nigeria
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benue_River
date created:
2004-10-29T18:05:38Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T11:25:13Z
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