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Mbuji-Mayi River

The Mbuji-Mayi River is a river of the southern Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a tributary of the Lubilash, the upper Sankuru. Rich diamond deposits along its course gave rise to the city of Mbuji-Mayi, named after it. The Kanyok people lived between it and the Lubilash.

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Kanyok Kingdom

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mbuji-Mayi River. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mbuji-mayi-river
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