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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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A 24-megawatt generation machine will be commissioned by the end of October in Brikama, not far from the capital Banjul, Barrow said in a TV address last week.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

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 ● May 15, 2025

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 ● Jan. 11, 2024

The United States and Gambia have ties going back to World War II, when Gambian troops fought with the Allies in Burma, and Banjul, the capital, served as a stop for the U.S.

From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2022

By October, traffic at the Port of Banjul had fallen precipitously as importers nervously scaled back their activities with the commencement of the anticorruption drive by the new regime.

From The 1995 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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