page_title: Niger River
hierarchical_section_title: Niger River
caption_attribution_description: English: Niger river front scene with pirogues at Boubon, in Niger (Karma commune, Kollo department, Tillabéri region). Français&#160;: Pirogues au bord du Fleuve Niger à Boubon, au Niger (commune de Karma, département de Kollo, région de Tillabéri).
context_page_description: The Niger River is the principal river of West Africa, extending about 4,180 km. Its drainage basin is 2,117,700 km² in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea. It runs in a crescent through Mali, Niger, on the border with Benin and then through Nigeria, discharging through a massive delta, known as the Niger Delta or the Oil Rivers, into the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. The Niger is the third-longest river in Africa, exceeded only by the Nile and the Congo River. Its main tributary is the Benue River.
context_section_description: The Niger River (/ˈnaɪdʒər/; French: (le) fleuve Niger, [(lə) flœv niʒɛʁ]) is the principal river of West Africa, extending about 4,180 km (2,600 mi).  Its drainage basin is 2,117,700 km² (817,600 sq mi) in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea. It runs in a crescent through Mali, Niger, on the border with Benin and then through Nigeria, discharging through a massive delta, known as the Niger Delta or the Oil Rivers, into the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean.  The Niger is the third-longest river in Africa, exceeded only by the Nile and the Congo River (also known as the Zaïre River). Its main tributary is the Benue River.
caption: Commercial activity along the river front at Boubon, in Niger.
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