Does river Niger and river Benue meet?

Rivers Niger and Benue are the two largest rivers in West Africa. The two rivers meet at Lokoja in Kogi state, forming a Y-shaped structure in what appears to be a magnificent union and draining southwards into the ocean.

Which is bigger river Niger and river Benue?

Benue River, also spelled Bénoué, river in western Africa, longest tributary of the Niger, about 673 miles (1,083 km) in length.

How many states does river Niger and Benue pass through?

36 states
Map of Nigeria showing the 36 states and Rivers Niger and Benue.

Where is the river Benue?

northern Cameroon
Geography. It rises in the Adamawa Plateau of northern Cameroon, from where it flows west, and through the town of Garoua and Lagdo Reservoir, into Nigeria south of the Mandara mountains, and through Jimeta, Ibi and Makurdi before meeting the Niger River at Lokoja.

Why is it called the Niger river?

Therefore, most people think the name is from the original people of the area in the middle of the river where early European maps used the name “Quorra”. One possibility is the Tuareg phrase gher n gheren “river of rivers”, shortened to ngher or “niger”, from the middle of the river near Timbuktu.

Where is river Niger located?

West Africa
The Niger River (/ˈnaɪdʒər/; French: (le) fleuve Niger, pronounced [(lə) flœv niʒɛʁ]) is the main 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 near the Sierra Leone border.

Why is the Niger river called Niger?

Which river disappears in Rann of Kutch?

Luni River
The Luni is the largest river in the Thar Desert of northwest India. It originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer, passes through the southeastern portion of the Thar Desert, and ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, after travelling a distance of 495 km (308 mi).