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Farim River
The Cacheu ( Portuguese: ''Rio Cacheu'') is a river of Guinea-Bissau also known as the Farim along its upper course. Its total length is about 257 km. One of its major tributaries is the Canjambari River. Course Its headwaters are near the northern border of the country, north of Contuboel and close to a bend of the Geba River. It runs west, by the town of Farim and close to Bigenè, and broadens into an estuary on whose south shore the town of Cacheu may be found. Elia Island is a fairly large island located on the right bank of the river close to its mouth. The island's western end lies east of the confluence with the Elia River with Ongueringao Island on the other bank. The Cacheu is navigable to large (2,000-ton) ships for about 97 km, and to smaller vessels much further; it was formerly an important route for commerce. History During the Portuguese Colonial War, the Guinea-Bissau War of Independence The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence (), also known as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Vicente, Guinea-Bissau
São Vicente is a village in the Cacheu Region of north-western Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to Guinea-Bissau–Senegal border, its north and Guinea to Guinea–Guinea-Bissau b .... It lies on the southern bank of the Cacheu River, to the east of Jolmete. References Populated places in Guinea-Bissau Cacheu region {{GuineaBissau-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cacheu
Cacheu is a town in northwestern Guinea-Bissau lying on the Cacheu River, capital of the eponymous region. Its population was estimated to be 9,849 . Etymology The town of Cacheu is situated in territory of the Papel people. The name is of Bainuk origin: ''Caticheu'', meaning 'the place where we rest'. History Cacheu was one of the earliest European colonial settlements in sub-saharan Africa, due to its strategic location on the Cacheu river. Cacheu developed a European/Afro-European population from the late sixteenth century through informal settlement of Cape Verdian and Portuguese traders, adventurers and outcasts (''lançados''). The authorities in mainland Portugal also sent to Cacheu ''degredados'' - people condemned to exile for a variety of offences. In 1567 the English slaver John Hawkins raided the settlement. Due to such threats and a period of social conflict with their hosts the Papels, in 1589 the traders sought and received permission from the king of Cache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cacheu River National Park
The Cacheu River Mangroves Natural Park () is a national park situated on the Cacheu River in Guinea-Bissau. It was established on 1 December 2000. The national park, which has an area of 886 km, has been designated as a Ramsar site since 2015. The park is considered to be the largest compact mangrove environment in West Africa, with as much as 68% of its territory covered with mangroves. These vast mangroves provide the habitat for conservation of marine life and the preservation of the diversity of flora and fauna. The park becomes home to a large number of migratory birds, that come here to winter. Climate change In 2022, the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report included Cacheu River Mangroves Natural Park in the list of African natural heritage sites which would be threatened by flooding and coastal erosion by the end of the century, but only if climate change followed RCP 8.5, which is the scenario of high and continually increasing greenhouse gas Greenhouse gase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guinea-Bissau War Of Independence
The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence (), also known as the Bissau-Guinean War of Independence, was an armed independence conflict that took place in Portuguese Guinea from 1963 to 1974. It was fought between Portugal and the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (''Partido Africano da Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde,'' PAIGC), an armed independence movement backed by Cuba, the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and Brazil. The war is commonly referred to as "Portugal's Vietnam" because it was a protracted guerrilla war which had extremely high costs in men and material and which created significant internal political turmoil in Portugal. After the assassination of PAIGC leader Amílcar Cabral in January 1973, the military conflict reached a stalemate: Portuguese forces were largely confined to major cities and various fortified bases and were patently unable to dislodge PAIGC from the so-called liberated zones. In September 1973, the PAIGC-dominated People's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Colonial War
The Portuguese Colonial War (), also known in Portugal as the Overseas War () or in the Portuguese Empire, former colonies as the War of Liberation (), and also known as the Angolan War of Independence, Angolan, Guinea-Bissau War of Independence, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambican War of Independence, was a 13-year-long conflict fought between Portuguese military history, Portugal's military and the emerging Nationalism, nationalist movements in Portugal's African colonies between 1961 and 1974. The Portuguese regime at the time, the , was overthrown by a military Carnation Revolution, coup in 1974, and the change in government brought the conflict to an end. The war was a decisive Ideology, ideological struggle in Lusophone Africa, surrounding nations, and mainland Portugal. The prevalent Portuguese and international historical approach considers the Portuguese Colonial War as was perceived at the time—a single conflict fought in the three separate Angolan War of Independence, Angol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Admiralty Chart No 1722 Cacheo River, Published 1845, Revisons To 1899
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Elia River
Elia is a name which may be a variant of the names Elias, Elijah (other), Elijah, Eli or Eliahu, and may refer to: People * Aelia (gens) or Elia, a ''gens'' of Ancient Rome Mononymic * Elia or Elijah, a biblical prophet * Elia, a pen-name of Charles Lamb Given name *Elia Abu Madi, (1890–1957), Lebanese poet *Elia Barceló (born 1957), Spanish writer *Elia Goode Byington (1858–1936), American journalist *Elia Cmíral (born 1950), Czech film composer *Elia Dalla Costa (1872–1961), Italian cardinal and Archbishop of Florence *Elia del Medigo (1458–1493), Greek rabbi *Elia Favilli (born 1989), Italian cyclist *Elia Frosio (1913–2005), Italian cyclist *Elia Galera (born 1973), Spanish actress *Elia Kaiyamo (born 1951), Namibian politician *Elia Kazan (1909–2003), American director and producer *Elia Legati (born 1986), Italian football player *Elia Levita (1469–1549), German Hebrew scholar *Elia Liut (1894–1952), Italian aviator *Elia Luini (born 1979), Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elia Island
Elia Island () is an island in Guinea-Bissau. It is located on the right bank of the Cacheu River close to its mouth in the Atlantic Ocean. The island's western end lies east of the confluence with the Elia River with Ongueringao Island on the other bank. Its maximum elevation is 5 m and its length 10.5 kmGoogleEarth Google Earth is a web mapping, web and computer program created by Google that renders a 3D computer graphics, 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposition, superimposing satelli ... See also * List of islands of Guinea-Bissau References External linksAirplane crash near the island Islands of Guinea-Bissau {{GuineaBissau-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contuboel
Contuboel is a sector in the Bafata Region of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to Guinea-Bissau–Senegal border, its north and Guinea to Guinea–Guinea-Bissau b .... References Bafatá region Sectors of Guinea-Bissau Populated places in Guinea-Bissau {{guineaBissau-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farim
Farim is a town of northern Guinea-Bissau. It sits on the north bank of the Farim/Cacheu River, about 215 km (135 miles) up the river from Cacheu. Population 8,661 (2009 census).População por região, sector e localidades por sexo censo 2009 , Instituto Nacional de Estatística Guiné-Bissau History Farim was founded about 1641 by the Captain-Major of Cacheu, who recruited lançados from Geba to move to where they would be less vulnerable to attack by African tribes. The name derived from '' farim[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
