The Niger River (/ËnaÉªdÊÉr/ NY-jÉr; French : (le) fleuve Niger, [(lÉ) floev flÅv]) niÊÉÊ is the principal river of Western, africa extending 4,180 4180 (2,600 2600). Mi its drainage basin 2,117,700 2117700 km (817,600 817600 sq) mi in. area
The Riviera's centre is Genoa, which divides it into two main sections: the Riviera di Ponente (âthe coast of the setting sunâ), extending westwards from Genoa to the French border; and the Riviera di Levante (âthe coast of the rising sunâ) between Genoa and Capo Corvo.
The French Riviera - France's Mediterranean playground. Until a few eccentric Englishmen arrived in the late 18th century, France's famous Riviera - known to the French as the CÃ´te d'Azur - was an area of sleepy fishing villages, with little contact with the outside world.