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Sunday, April 22, 2018

MOUNT LOURA / LADY OF LOURA IN VINTAGE STAMP 1996



VINTAGE STAMPS 1996
Mount Loura  or Lady of Loura  (1,515m - 4,970ft) 
Republic of Guinea

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The mountain 
Mount Loura  (1,515m - 4,970ft) , Fello Loura in the Pular language,  is the northernmost point and highest peak in the Fouta Djallon in northern Guinea. It is 7 km from the prefecture of Mali-ville. 
It is part of a complex of mountains called the Massif de Tamgue, which rises to steep cliffs on three sides, and provides views into Senegal and Mali. It is Locally nick named  Néné Fouta which means Lady of Mount Loura, because of its profile ressembles, at the top of the rock formation, to a woman's face.