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Pemba, Mozambique

Also known as Porto Amélia

Pemba, called Porto Amélia under Portuguese rule, is a port city on Pemba Bay, one of the largest natural harbours of Africa, and the capital of Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique. It was founded in 1904 by the Niassa Company, which moved its headquarters there from Ibo, and named after Queen Amélia of Portugal. It was renamed after Mozambique's independence in 1975.

Pemba, Mozambique
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Niassa Company

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Pemba, Mozambique. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/pemba-mozambique
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