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Banjul

American  
[bahn-jool] / ˈbɑn dʒul /

noun

  1. a port in and the capital of The Gambia.


Banjul British  
/ bænˈdʒuːl /

noun

  1. Former name (until 1973): Bathurst.  the capital of The Gambia, a port at the mouth of the Gambia River. Pop: 392 000 (2005 est)

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The report went viral on social media, triggering protests in the capital, Banjul, where dozens of people, including journalists were arrested but later released.

From BBC

A chartered flight Wednesday carrying the “Scorpions” returned to Gambia’s capital Banjul after being airborne for nine minutes when the crew realized there were technical problems, Gambia’s Football Federation said in a statement on Facebook.

From Seattle Times

Despite the experience on board the aborted flight, The Gambia chose to train upon their return to Banjul on Wednesday night, even though some of the squad were unable to do so.

From BBC

The discovery was made on board a Tui flight that had travelled from The Gambia's capital Banjul on 7 December.

From BBC

The funeral rites in the capital, Banjul, were conducted at a monument originally built to commemorate Mr Jammeh's coup.

From BBC