Bathurst

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Bathurst, now known as Banjul, is the capital city and main port of The Gambia, located on St. Mary’s Island at the mouth of the Gambia River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
city
borderedBy mangrove swamps
country The Gambia NERFINISHED
formerNameOf Banjul
foundedBy British Empire
hasClimate tropical wet and dry climate
hasEconomicActivity groundnut trade
peanut export
port services
river transport
hasFunction administrative centre of The Gambia
commercial centre of The Gambia
port city
hasHeritage colonial architecture
hasLandmark Albert Market
Arch 22
King Fahd Mosque
National Museum of The Gambia
hasPortType river port
seaport
hasTransportLink ferry across Gambia River
road connections to Serrekunda
historicalRole British colonial administrative centre in The Gambia
trading post on the Gambia River
isCapitalOf The Gambia NERFINISHED
isMainPortOf The Gambia NERFINISHED
isSeatOf Government of The Gambia
National Assembly of The Gambia
President of The Gambia
Supreme Court of The Gambia
languageUsed English
Fulani
surface form: Fula

Mandinka
Wolof
locatedAtMouthOf Gambia River
locatedIn The Gambia NERFINISHED
locatedNear Banjul
surface form: Banjul–Serrekunda urban area
locatedOn Atlantic coast
St. Mary’s Island NERFINISHED
namedAfter Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst NERFINISHED
nowKnownAs Banjul
partOf West Africa
religionMajority Islam
renamedInYear 1973
servedBy Banjul International Airport
timezone UTC+0
wasRenamedAs Banjul

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