Conakry
Strung along a narrow peninsula, hot and loud and green, with a botanical garden that predates the country. Camp Boiro is where the dictatorship kept its prisoners, and it is not hidden.
Conakry in eight slides
Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
Things to do in Conakry
Where to stay in Conakry
Conakry in a day, two days, three
- Day 24 stops
- Palais du Peuple
- Sandervalia National Museum
- St Mary's Cathedral
- Tombo Island
Landmarks in Conakry
Camp Boiro or Camp Mamadou Boiro (1960–1984) is a defunct Guinean concentration camp in the city of Conakry. During the regime of President Ahmed Sékou Touré, thousands of political opponents were imprisoned at the camp. It has been estimated that almost 5,000 people were executed or died from torture or starvation at the camp.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Jun 2026
Conakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its population as of the 2025 Guinea census was 3,407,327, or around one-fifth of the country's population.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Aug 2026
Boubacar Bila Diao Balde · CC BY-SA 4.0
Conakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its population as of the 2025 Guinea census was 3,407,327, or around one-fifth of the country's population.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Aug 2026
Boubacar Bila Diao Balde · CC BY-SA 4.0
Marché Medina is a market in Conakry, Guinea and one of the largest markets in West Africa. The market was the scene of the Guinean Market Women's Revolt in 1977 that marketed a turning point in the country's economic history and was celebrated as a national holiday following the end of President Ahmed Sékou Touré's regime.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 23 Aug 2026
Thie Abdoul · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Sandervalia National Museum is the national museum of Guinea, situated in the capital, Conakry. Most of the rooms are empty, but it contains a limited display of traditional objects from different regions of Guinea, as well as objects and statues from the colonial era. Various craft items are for sale.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Jul 2026
Yamen · CC BY 4.0
Conakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its population as of the 2025 Guinea census was 3,407,327, or around one-fifth of the country's population.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Aug 2026
Boubacar Bila Diao Balde · CC BY-SA 4.0
Camp Boiro or Camp Mamadou Boiro (1960–1984) is a defunct Guinean concentration camp in the city of Conakry. During the regime of President Ahmed Sékou Touré, thousands of political opponents were imprisoned at the camp. It has been estimated that almost 5,000 people were executed or died from torture or starvation at the camp.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Jun 2026
Conakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its population as of the 2025 Guinea census was 3,407,327, or around one-fifth of the country's population.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Aug 2026
Boubacar Bila Diao Balde · CC BY-SA 4.0
Conakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its population as of the 2025 Guinea census was 3,407,327, or around one-fifth of the country's population.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Aug 2026
Boubacar Bila Diao Balde · CC BY-SA 4.0
Marché Medina is a market in Conakry, Guinea and one of the largest markets in West Africa. The market was the scene of the Guinean Market Women's Revolt in 1977 that marketed a turning point in the country's economic history and was celebrated as a national holiday following the end of President Ahmed Sékou Touré's regime.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 23 Aug 2026
Thie Abdoul · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Sandervalia National Museum is the national museum of Guinea, situated in the capital, Conakry. Most of the rooms are empty, but it contains a limited display of traditional objects from different regions of Guinea, as well as objects and statues from the colonial era. Various craft items are for sale.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Jul 2026
Yamen · CC BY 4.0