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Banjul

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Banjul , formerly Bathurst , port city (1993 pop. 42,407), capital of The Gambia, situated on St. Mary's Island where the Gambia River enters the Atlantic Ocean. It is the only large urban area in The Gambia and is the country's economic and administrative center. Its port handles oceangoing ships. Banjul's chief export is peanuts; beeswax, palm kernels and oil, and skins and hides are also shipped. Peanut processing is the chief industry. The city was founded by the British on the site of an anchorage in 1816 as a trading post and a base for suppressing the slave trade. Author not... Read more
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Banjul, The Gambia Bathurst Established as a military post in 1816 by Captain Alexander Grant in an attempt to control the illegal...colonies at the time (1812–27). The city became the capital of The Gambia in 1965 and its original Mandinka name of Banjul was restored in 1973. It has been suggested that ... Read more

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