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Yonkale Destination Guide

Touring Yonkale in Liberia

Yonkale in the region of Grand Cape Mount is a city located in Liberia - some 63 mi or ( 102 km ) North-West of Monrovia , the country's capital city .

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Time in Yonkale is now 04:50 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Monrovia " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zozowoa Number Two, Zozowoa 1, Wuilo, Tiene, and Robertsport. Being here already, consider visiting Zozowoa Number Two . Check out our recommendations for Yonkale ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Mano River

The Mano River is a river in west Africa, it originates in the Guinea Highlands in Liberia and forms part of the Liberia – Sierra Leone border. The districts through which the river flows include the Parrot's Beak area of Guinea, Liberia's Lofa County and the Kono and Kailahun District of Sierra Leone. Diamond mining is a major industry in these areas.

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Located at 6.92 -11.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: International rivers of Africa, Liberia–Sierra Leone border, Rivers of Guinea, Rivers of Liberia, Rivers of Sierra Leone

Lomboko

Lomboko refers to a slave factory; a fortress stockade created by the infamous Spanish slave trader Pedro Blanco. It consisted of several large holding depots or barracoons for slaves brought from the interior, as well as several palatial buildings for Blanco's use, to hold his wives and concubines, and house his employees. Lomboko was scattered across several small islands at the mouth of the Gallinas river, near Sulima on the Gallinas coast.

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Located at 6.97 -11.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: African slave trade, Former fortresses, History of Sierra Leone

Sulima, Sierra Leone

Sulima is a town in the extreme south east of Sierra Leone, lying at the mouth of the Moa River. Originally a trading post in the nineteenth century, it has a large population of refugees from Liberia.

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Located at 6.97 -11.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Populated places in Sierra Leone, Southern Province, Sierra Leone

Bo Waterside

Bo Waterside is a town in Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia on the Mano River. It was a key border crossing between Liberia and Sierra Leone until 1990, when it closed after the launch of Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia invasion from Sierra Leone. The border crossing officially re-opened in June 2007 in an official ceremony involving government officials, humanitarian workers and significant amounts of foreign press coverage.

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Located at 7.01 -11.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia–Sierra Leone border crossings, Populated places in Liberia

Tienie

Tienie is a town in Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia.

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Located at 6.94 -11.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Grand Cape Mount County, Populated places in Liberia