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Congo, also known as the Zaire River, is the second largest river in the world after the Amazon, in terms of the amount of water it pumps out. The Congo is the world's deepest river (220 m), the second largest in Africa after the Nile, and the ninth largest in the world. The Congo crosses the equator twice before embarking on a journey from Zambia's borders, first to the north and then south, until it finally merges into the Atlantic Ocean.

 The Congo Basin covers an area of ​​four million square kilometers and constitutes 13 percent of Africa's total land area! The giant river, which pumps 1.2 million cubic feet of water per second, can sometimes be as wide as ten miles. Almost 650 miles of river is always transportable. The Congo, accompanied by rare and varied species of human beings, wildlife, diverse terrain, iron, copper, uranium, diamonds, and soils, completes every measure of its journey by embracing and punishing many cultures and cities.

  The river derives its name from the Congo Empire of the Manikongo, which ruled the river for a long time, beginning in 1390. But now two countries are borrowing from the river, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo! Due to the flow of the river above and below the equator, it is always rainy in any part of the river. This is why the Congo River basin is almost constant.

 The Congo Rainforest

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 The Congo River basin is the largest rainforest on Earth after the Amazon. The Congo River has provided us with a marvelous land of savannahs, meadows and dense forests. Thousands of species of wild animals roam the Congo River basin, home to hundreds of human tribes, including small human pygmies. Spread over six countries, the forest empire is literally a zoo of nature. It would surprise us to know that the rainforests have one of the lowest deforestation rates in the world!

  The only surviving species on earth are the okapi, the bonobo, the dwarf chimpanzee, and the African peacock mbulu, which resembles the zebra and the giraffe at the same time. Central Congolian lowland forests are the hubs of lowland elephants in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Bonoba, De Brazza's Monkey, Mangabe, Lowland Gorilla and Lowland Gorilla make the forest cover of the dark forests lively and quiet. The Dryas monkey, which is rarely found in humans, has never been left in this river basin for more than a year!

  The Heart of Darkness

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  The English writer Joseph Conrad described the Congo river basin as "the center of darkness." It was through the same river that Stanley embarked on his famed African tour to find David Livingstone.

  History of the river - beginning, flow, and end

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  Evidence suggests that the Congo River was inhabited by humankind over 10,000 years ago. Bantu-speaking peoples have been fishing and hunting along the Congo River for about two thousand years. Later, the Congo Empire was founded in the 1300s. This dark empire was shown to the whites by the Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão (read Diogo Cam) in 1482. But over the last 220 miles, the Congo River, which spawned thirty-two waterfalls, for the next three hundred years, was an obstacle for further exploration.

  When the Portuguese arrived in the Katanga region in the 1980s for copper mining, the Arabs entered the dark forests for ivory and slaves. In 1871, David Livingstone, a Scottish missionary, visited the Congo's original tributaries, Luapula and Lualaba. He mistakenly believed this to be the origin of the Nile River. Henry Morton Stanley, who later followed him, dispelled this misconception.

  Although it is not known for its unique origin, Lake Tanganyika (Lake Tanganyika), Mweru (Lake) and Chambeshi River (Zambia) are generally considered to be the origin. The Congo, which slowly flows through the savannah plain like a tortoise from Lake Tanganyika, is slowly expanding its reach. The river then gains tremendous speed and is met with huge rocks at the "Gates of Hell" or "Portes d'Enfer". Facing the Congo for over 75 miles, the rocky shore gives the river a radical look. Later the river enters the huge rainforests of Lualaba. Entering the dense forest, the Congo then looks very calm. The Congo, which has become a source of life for many bird species, is twice crossing the equator.

  Later, when confronted with massive rocky cliffs in Stanley Falls, the river changed from the Upper Congo to the Middle Congo. Then there is the river for 1,000 miles. After giving birth to the city of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Congo River enters the 50-mile Stanley Pool (Malebo Pool). The river here is very quiet. The city of Kinshasa on one side of the lake and the town of Brazzaville on the other. From there, the river rises for about 220 miles and then drops. This is due to Livingstone Falls, which has many folds and stages. There are about 32 waterfalls in the region. Later in the small town of Muanda, a hundred miles of water is transportable until it merges with the Atlantic Ocean. The great river, which has traveled so far, ends its journey in the ocean, giving its life and resources to millions of people and animals living in the Central African Republic, Cameroon, Angola, Zambia, the Republic of Congo, the Republic of the Congo, and Equatorial Guinea Gabon!