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Banjul

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Banjul

Capital and chief port of Gambia, on an island at the mouth of the Gambia River; population of urban area (1995 est) 186,000; city (1995 est) 58,700. It is located 195 km/121 mi southeast of Dakar (capital of Senegal). Industries include peanut processing and exporting, brewing, and tourism (centred at the nearby resorts of Bakau, Fajara, Kotu, and Kololi).

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Established in 1816 as a settlement for freed slaves, it was known as Bathurst until 1973. It became the capital of the British protectorate of The Gambia in 1898 and remained the capital after independence in 1965.


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North American Airlines began weekly service between Baltimore/Washington International and Banjul with continuing service to Accra.
This sounds unlikely, but it is reality for the people living in Kossomer, a village located only 200 miles from Gambia's capital, Banjul.
Also see reports of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, Banjul, on the situation of human rights in Africa.
 
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