Banjul

American  

[bahn-jool] / ˈbɑn dʒul /

noun

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

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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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Example Sentences

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

“He was lively and likable — he was everybody’s friend,” said his father, Alieu Kijera, who works as a nurse at an eye clinic in Banjul, the Gambian capital.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2022

Gambia's president-elect Adama Barrow smiles to supporters after he gives a victory speech in Banjul, Gambia December 5, 2021.

From Reuters • Dec. 28, 2021

Protests erupted in The Gambian capital of Banjul last week, with supporters of former President Jammeh calling for him to return home from exile in Equatorial Guinea.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2020

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