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Port Gentil

American  
[pawr zhahn-tee] / pɔr ʒɑ̃ˈti /

noun

  1. a seaport in W Gabon.

Port-Gentil British  
/ pɔrʒɑ̃ti /

noun

  1. the chief port of Gabon, in the west near the mouth of the Ogooué River: oil refinery. Pop: 80 841 (1993)

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Gabon has always maintained strong ties with its former colonial power, France, with its influence most visible in the coastal city of Port Gentil, the centre of the country's oil and timber industries.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2023

Three sailors remain on the Mozart, which was approaching Gabon’s Port Gentil on Sunday and expected to dock, according to Refinitiv Eikon data.

From Reuters • Jan. 24, 2021

Local airlines can connect you on a 35-minute flight to Port Gentil, where you will transfer by road to Loango National Park.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2018

They will be in Libreville and Franceville, which were used in 2012, plus Port Gentil and Oyem where the stadiums will be ready in 14 months, Gabon Football Federation officials said.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2015

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