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Basse Santa Su

Also known as Basse

Basse Santa Su is a town on the south bank of the upper Gambia River and the chief town of the Upper River Region of the Gambia. It grew as a river port and market for groundnuts and other trade. The area once belonged to the Mandinka kingdom of Kantora, which Portuguese traders reached in the 15th century.

Basse Santa Su
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Kantora

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Basse Santa Su. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/basse-santa-su
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“Basse Santa Su.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/basse-santa-su. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Basse Santa Su.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/basse-santa-su.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Basse Santa Su’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/basse-santa-su (Accessed: ).

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