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  Albreda
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| Country | The Gambia |
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Albreda is an historic settlement in The Gambia on the north bank of the Gambia River, variously described as a 'trading post' or a 'slave fort'. |||} The Gambia is divided into five divisions (capitals in parentheses and one city Lower River ( Mansa Konko) Central River North Bank is one of the five administrative divisions of The Gambia. |||} The Gambia is subdivided into 37 Districts They are listed below by region The Gambia River is a major River in Africa, running 1130 km (700 miles from the Fouta Djallon plateau in north Guinea westward to the It is located near Jufureh in the North Bank Division and an arch stands on the beach connecting the two places. Jufureh, Juffureh or Juffure is a town in Gambia, lying 30 kilometers inland on the north bank of the River Gambia in the North Bank North Bank is one of the five administrative divisions of The Gambia.
History
It was founded by Musa Gaye, a Wolof marabout sometime between 1520 and 1681. A marabout (مَربوط or مُرابِط, one who is attached/garrisoned) is an Islamic religious leader and teacher in West Africa, and (historically The town was called Daraga by Wolof traders and Albadar by the Mandinkas[1]
In 1681 the land was given to the French by the local ruler, Niumi Mansa, because his people were reliant on trade with Europeans. The French exclave was never very large (never more than one factory) but was inconvenient for the British, who otherwise had a monopoly on trade on the Gambia River, including possessing James Island, fulfilling a similar function less than two miles away on the opposite bank. In Economics, a monopoly (from Greek monos, alone or single + polein, to sell exists when a specific individual or enterprise has sufficient The Gambia River is a major River in Africa, running 1130 km (700 miles from the Fouta Djallon plateau in north Guinea westward to the James Island may refer to James Island (The Gambia, a World Heritage island in The Gambia James Island (British Columbia, an island There was constant tension and occasional skirmishes between the two powers.
It was transferred from the French colonial empire to the British empire in 1857. France was a dominant empire in the world from the 1600s to the late 1960s possessing many colonies in various locations around the world The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Nowadays it contains a slave museum. As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the
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