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Banjul
Banjul is the capital of The Gambia, on St Mary's Island at the mouth of the Gambia river. It was founded as Bathurst in 1816 by the British, who wanted a base to suppress the slave trade, and became the capital of the Gambia colony and protectorate. It was renamed Banjul in 1973, eight years after independence.
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