page_title: Dja River
section_title: References
hierarchical_section_title: Dja River / References
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Les chutes d'eau de la Vina dans la ville de N'Gaoundéré. Région&#160;: Adamaoua
context_page_description: The Dja River is a stream in west-central Africa. It forms part of Cameroon–Republic of Congo border and has a course of roughly 720 kilometres.
  Rising southeast of the southeastern Cameroon town of Abong-Mbang, the Dja Faunal Reserve, which was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987, lies along the banks of its upper course. It protects one of the largest tracts of tropical rainforest in Africa. Forming its natural boundary, and almost completely encircling the reserve, cliffs run along the course of the river in the south part of the reserve for 60 km and are associated with a section of the river which is broken by rapids and waterfalls.
  Following its course in the reserve, the Dja flows approximately southeast past Moloundou, below which small boats can navigate. At Ouesso, in the Republic of Congo, it empties into the Sangha River.
  Every year, poachers travel up the Dja for central Nki National Park, where elephant ivory is abundant.
  Strong currents on the river are a deterrent for half the year, but after that, according to freelance journalist Jemini Pandya, the fauna is easy to prey upon.
context_section_description: "Dja River". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
  "Dja Faunal Reserve". UNEP-WCMC Protected Areas Programme. Archived from the original on 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
  "Cameroon's Two New National Parks Shelter Forests, Wildlife". Environment News Service. 2005-10-17. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
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caption: Vina River
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