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Sankuru River

The Sankuru is a river of the central Democratic Republic of the Congo and the main tributary of the Kasai, which it joins after a course of about 1,200 kilometres. Together with the Kasai it bounded the heartland of the Kuba kingdom, and it gives its name to Sankuru province.

Sankuru River
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Kuba Kingdom

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sankuru River. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sankuru-river
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“Sankuru River.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sankuru-river. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Sankuru River.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sankuru-river.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Sankuru River’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sankuru-river (Accessed: ).

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