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Robros Destination Guide

Discover Robros in Sierra Leone

Robros in the region of Northern Province is a town located in Sierra Leone - some 22 mi or ( 35 km ) North-East of Freetown , the country's capital .

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Local time in Robros is now 05:55 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Freetown " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Ziguinchor, Monrovia, Bissau, Taua, and Robump. When in this area, you might want to check out Ziguinchor . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Robros ? 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 13 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 14 km away
Tags: Geography of Sierra Leone

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 14 km away
Tags: Populated places in Sierra Leone, Western Area

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 22 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

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 24 km away
Tags: Geography of Sierra Leone