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Makenke Destination Guide

Explore Makenke in Sierra Leone

Makenke in the region of Northern Province is a town in Sierra Leone - some 21 mi or ( 33 km ) East of Freetown , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Makenke is now 12:38 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Freetown " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Monrovia, Buchanan, Bissau, Ro-Yema, and Robump. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Monrovia . Where to go and what to see in Makenke ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Bunce Island

Bunce Island (also spelled "Bence," "Bense," or "Bance" at different periods) is the site of an 18th century British slave castle in the Republic of Sierra Leone in West Africa. Located about 20 miles upriver from Sierra Leone's capital city of Freetown, Bunce Island lies in the Sierra Leone River (also called the "Freetown Harbour"), the vast estuary formed by the Rokel River and Port Loko Creek.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.57 -13.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Freetown, Islands of Sierra Leone, Western Area

Port Pepel

Port Pepel is a port in Sierra Leone using for the shipping of bulk iron ore.

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Located at 8.58 -13.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Geography of Sierra Leone

Operation Barras

Operation Barras was a British Army operation that took place in Sierra Leone on 10 September 2000. The operation aimed to release five British soldiers of the Royal Irish Regiment who had been held by a militia group known as the "West Side Boys".

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Located at 8.56 -12.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 2000 in Sierra Leone, 21st-century military history of the United Kingdom, Conflicts in 2000, Military operations involving the United Kingdom, Military raids, Operations involving British special forces, Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom), Royal Irish Regiment (1992), Sierra Leone Civil War, Sierra Leone–United Kingdom relations, Special Air Service

Pepel

Pepel is a coastal town in the Port Loko District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone.

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Located at 8.58 -13.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Populated places in Sierra Leone, Western Area

Tagrin Point

Tagrin Point is the proposed location of a deep water port to replace the older and shallower port of Port Pepel in Sierra Leone. It would be connected to existing and new iron ore mined by an upgraded railway line converted to standard gauge.

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Located at 8.53 -13.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Geography of Sierra Leone