Bissikrima

Bissikrima is a town and sub-prefecture in the Faranah Region of Guinea in Dabola prefecture.

[1] Bissikrima is located at the geographical centre of Guinea on the Tinkisso River, one of the tributaries of the Niger on which there is a hydro-electric dam supplying the towns of Faranah, Dabola and Dinguiraye.

Bissikrima is the only sub-prefecture in Dabola which enjoys a supply of electric power.

For some time, Bissikrima has been an important railway station on the line connecting Conakry and Kankan, the two largest towns in Guinea.

The Fula, Mandinka and Susu peoples have cohabited peacefully in Bissikrima for an extended period.