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Banjul
Banjul, The Gambia Bathurst Established as a military post in 1816 by Captain Alexander Grant in an attempt to control the illegal slave trade. He named it after Henry Bathurst (1762–1834), 3rd Earl Bathurst, the British secretary for war and the 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 this name originated with the Portuguese in the 15th century. They asked the name of the place from some locals who misunderstood the question to be ‘what are you doing?’; they answered bangjulo ‘making rope matting’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Banjul." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Banjul." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Banjul.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Banjul." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Banjul.html |
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Banjul
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. |
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"Banjul." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Banjul." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Banjul.html "Banjul." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Banjul.html |
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Banjul
Banjul (Bathurst) Capital of Gambia, w Africa, on St Mary's Island, where the River Gambia enters the Atlantic Ocean. Founded as a trading post by the British in 1816, it is Gambia's chief port and commercial centre. The main industry is groundnut processing, though tourism is growing rapidly. Pop. (2002 est.) 57,800.
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"Banjul." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Banjul." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Banjul.html "Banjul." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Banjul.html |
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