Sankan Biriwa

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Sankan Biriwa is a mountain massif in the east of Sierra Leone with two peaks, both over 1,700 metres. The mountain is part of the Tingi Hills Forest Reserve.{{cite web | title=Tingi Hills Non-hunting Forest Reserve | website=BirdLife Data Zone | url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/6833 | access-date=2019-09-10}}{{cite web | title=Sankan Biriwa (Tingi Hills) | website=Protected Planet | url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/10732 | access-date=2019-09-10}}

Sankan Biriwa covers an area of 143 km2. It has had the status of a national park since 1947.{{Cite web|title=Sankan Biriwa (Tingi Hills) {{!}} DOPA Explorer|url=https://dopa-explorer.jrc.ec.europa.eu/wdpa/10732|access-date=2021-02-02|website=dopa-explorer.jrc.ec.europa.eu}}

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See also

Protected areas of Sierra Leone

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Category:Guinean montane forests

Category:Mountains of Sierra Leone