Koulikoro is a town and urban commune in Mali and the capital of the Koulikoro Region, on the banks of the Niger River 59 kilometres downstream from the national capital Bamako. It is the terminus of the Dakar-Niger Railway, which was completed in 1904. Navigation upstream of Koulikoro is not possible because of the Sotuba Rapids near Bamako, so between August and November, at the end of the rainy season, goods are carried down the Niger from here to Ségou, Mopti, Tombouctou and Gao. The town also holds a prison, noteworthy for housing a number of former Rwandan officers found guilty of taking part in the Rwandan genocide. Koulikoro has sister cities in Bous in Germany and Quétigny in France.
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is a landlocked country in West Africa
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is a town and urban commune in Mali
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is a town and urban commune in Mali
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The capital of the Koulikoro Region, Koulikoro is located on banks of the Niger River
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