Nun River

The Nun River is a river in Nigeria. The Nun is formed when the Niger River splits in two, forming the Nun and Forcados rivers.

The Nun River is immortalised in the poetry of Gabriel Okara. His poem "The Call of the River Nun" is a nostalgic ode to the river that passes through his home.


(Nun River may also be an alternative name for the Nen River in Manchuria.)

Coordinates: 5°18′30″N 6°25′00″E / 5.30833°N 6.4166667°E / 5.30833; 6.4166667

Niger River
Countries
  • Guinea
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Benin
  • Nigeria
Sections
  • Source of the Niger
  • Middle Niger
  • Inner Niger Delta
  • Lower Niger
  • Niger Delta
Tributaries (list) and
distributaries
  • Tinkisso River
  • Sankarani River
  • Milo River
  • Bani River
  • Mekrou River
  • Alibori River
  • Sola River
  • Sokoto River
  • Sota River
  • Kaduna River
  • Benue River
  • Anambra River
  • Forcados River
  • Nun River
Cities
  • Siguiri
  • Bamako
  • Segou
  • Mopti
  • Timbuktu
  • Gao
  • Niamey
  • Lokoja
  • Onitsha
Lakes
  • Kainji Lake
  • Lac Debo
Dams and bridges
  • King Fahd Bridge
  • Martyrs Bridge
  • Markala Dam
  • Gao Bridge
  • Kennedy Bridge
  • Kainji Dam
  • River Niger Bridge (Onitsha)
Protected Areas
  • Niger Basin Authority
  • National Park of Upper Niger
  • W National Park
  • Kainji National Park


Famous quotes containing the words nun and/or river:

    “The sight of a Black nun strikes their sentimentality; and, as I am unalterably rooted in native ground, they consider me a work of primitive art, housed in a magical color; the incarnation of civilized, anti-heathenism, and the fruit of a triumphing idea.”
    —Alice Walker (b. 1944)

    “We approached the Indian Island through the narrow strait called “Cook.” He said, “I ‘xpect we take in some water there, river so high,—never see it so high at this season. Very rough water there, but short; swamp steamboat once. Don’t paddle till I tell you, then you paddle right along.” It was a very short rapid. When we were in the midst of it he shouted “paddle,” and we shot through without taking in a drop.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)