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Mahé_highlands_and_surrounding_areas_Important_Bird_Area | Q14955854 | AF | 40,283,633 | The Mahé highlands and surrounding areas Important Bird Area occupy the central and north-western part of the island of Mahé in the Seychelles archipelago of the western Indian Ocean.
Description
The Important Bird Area (IBA) has an area of 4600 ha, covering about 20% of the island. It encompasses the 3045 ha Morne Se... |
Montagne_Glacis_Important_Bird_Area | Q14955855 | AF | 40,285,926 | The Montagne Glacis Important Bird Area lies on the slopes of the highest mountain on the northern cape of the island of Mahé in the Seychelles archipelago of the western Indian Ocean.
Description
The Important Bird Area (IBA) comprises a tract of 20 ha of dense shrubland and rocky areas with caves and large boulders ... |
Praslin_National_Park_and_surrounding_areas_Important_Bird_Area | Q283855 | AF | 40,311,740 | The Praslin National Park and surrounding areas Important Bird Area lies in the southern part of the island of Praslin in the Seychelles archipelago of the western Indian Ocean.
Description
The 700 ha Important Bird Area (IBA) extends from sea-level to the highest point of the island at an elevation of 367 m. It inclu... |
Wli_waterfalls | Q15560122 | AF | 40,313,148 | Wli Waterfalls is the highest waterfall in Ghana and the tallest in West Africa. It has a lower and an upper fall.
Location
Wli Waterfalls is located 20 km from Hohoe in the Volta Region of Ghana.
Natural environment
Wildlife
A walk through the forest of the Agumatsa wildlife sanctuary offers a chance to see a larg... |
Pandamatenga_Airport | Q16896370 | AF | 40,316,258 | Pandamatenga Airport is an airstrip serving Pandamatenga, a town in the North-West District of Botswana. Pandamatenga is on Botswana's border with Zimbabwe.
See also
Transport in Botswana
List of airports in Botswana
References
External links
OpenStreetMap - Pandamatenga
OurAirports - Pandamatenga
FallingRain - P... |
Mukurumudzi_Dam | Q15036524 | AF | 40,320,291 | The Mukurumudzi Dam is the primary water source for the Kwale Mineral Sands Project which mines titanium and zircon minerals from the dunes in the area south of Mombasa, Kenya. The Kwale Project is operated by the Australian mining company, Base Resources, and is located 10 kilometres inland from the Kenyan coast and ... |
Ajai_Wildlife_Reserve | Q14201706 | AF | 40,320,446 | The Ajai Wildlife Reserve is a small conservation protected area in northeastern Uganda dominated by a large island surrounded by seasonally flooded swamps and wooded savanna.
Location
Ajai lies on the western bank of the White Nile, approximately east of Arua.
History
Historically, Ajai Game Reserve was only declar... |
Mountcrest_University_College | Q15260094 | AF | 40,322,312 | Mountcrest University College is a private co-ed tertiary institution in Ghana.
References
Universities in Ghana
Educational institutions established in 2008
2008 establishments in Ghana |
Sandbaai | Q15275000 | AF | 40,339,767 | Sandbaai (or Sand Bay) is a seaside town of approximately 4,000 people on the south coast of the Western Cape province in South Africa. Sandbaai lies between Onrusrivier to the west and Hermanus itself to the east. Sandbaai is governed as ward 7 of the Overstrand Local Municipality.
According to the 2011 census, the p... |
Nshungyezi_Hydroelectric_Power_Station | Q15262880 | AF | 40,348,032 | Nshyugyezi Hydroelectric Power Station, also Nsongezi Hydroelectric Power Station, is a planned hydroelectric power station in Uganda. The power project is under development, as of September 2017.
Location
The power station would be located on the Kagera River, along Uganda's International border with the Republic of... |
Jisonaayili | Q15229609 | AF | 40,350,496 | Jisonaayili is a community in Sagnarigu District in the Northern Region of Ghana. It is a linear settlement concentrated along the Jisonayili Road that divides the community into two halves. The immediate neighboring communities include Kanvili, Gurugu, Chogu-Yapalsi and Kamina Barracks. The community is served by a pu... |
Nyamwamba_Hydroelectric_Power_Station | Q15263089 | AF | 40,354,247 | Nyamwamba I Hydroelectric Power Station, also referred to as Nyamwamba I Power Station, is a 9.2 megawatts mini-hydroelectric power station in Uganda.
Location
The power station is located in the village of Kilembe, across the River Nyamwamba, in Kasese District in the Western Region of Uganda. This is in the foothill... |
Bobiri_Butterfly_Sanctuary | Q15201155 | AF | 40,354,920 | Bobiri Forest Reserve and Butterfly Sanctuary is an ecotourism center in Ghana and the only butterfly sanctuary in West Africa. It has about 400 species of butterflies. It is located on the main Accra - Kumasi Highway at the village of Kubease, about from Kumasi. It is also about 25 minutes drive from the KNUST. It is... |
Nkantolo | Q15262422 | AF | 40,357,549 | Nkantolo is a village in Mbizana Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is known as the birthplace of former African National Congress president and revolutionary, Oliver Tambo.
References
External links
Populated places in the Mbizana Local Municipality |
Nairobi_Japanese_School | Q15428004 | AF | 40,359,745 | The is a Japanese school located in the Lang'ata area of Nairobi, Kenya, in proximity to Karen. The school serves Japanese expatriate students.
History
The school was founded on 9 May 1970 (Shōwa 45), with its first campus in Hurlingham. The school had originated from volunteer teaching duties held at the Embassy of... |
Hobeni | Q15224343 | AF | 40,377,410 | Hobeni is a village in Mbhashe Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Ikhaya Loxolo, a community and farm for people with special needs, is located near the village.
Notable people
Donald Woods, journalist and anti-apartheid activist
References
Populated places in the Mbhashe Local Munic... |
Adendorp | Q11051321 | AF | 40,378,746 | Adendorp is a village 8 km south of Graaff-Reinet, in the Sundays River Valley. Named after the former owner of the farm, N J Adendorff, who sub-divided it into smallholdings in about 1858. Municipal status was attained in 1878.
References
Populated places in the Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality |
Bakoven | Q15196202 | AF | 40,379,049 | Bakoven is a small residential suburb on the west coast of the Cape Peninsula, in the southwest of Camps Bay.
It is positioned between Victoria Road and the sea. South of Bakoven and Camps Bay the coastline is protected, with thousands of acres of mountain Nature Reserve. This scenic drive from Bakoven and Camps Bay t... |
Bell,_Eastern_Cape | Q12721623 | AF | 40,379,159 | Bell is a village 30 km south-east of Peddie and 80 km south-west of East London. Named after Charles Davidson Bell (1813-1882), Surveyor-General in 1857.
References
Populated places in the Ngqushwa Local Municipality |
Blythswood,_Eastern_Cape | Q15200615 | AF | 40,379,289 | Blythswood is a former Presbyterian mission station near Butterworth. Named after Captain Matthew T Blyth, first Chief Magistrate of the Transkei. It is an important education centre.
The Nqamakwe rock art site, showcasing some example of Khoisan rock art, is relatively close to the settlement.
References
Populated ... |
Buntingville,_Eastern_Cape | Q15205874 | AF | 40,379,515 | Buntingville is a Methodist mission station 15 km south-east of Mthatha. Originally established by the Reverend W B Boyce in 1830 as Old Bunting near the village of the Pondo chief Faku at the headwaters of the Umngazana River, it was transferred about 1865. Named after Jabez Bunting (1779–1858), the English Wesleyan c... |
Machaneng_Airport | Q15045616 | AF | 40,432,563 | Machaneng Airport is a military airstrip on the northeast side of Machaneng, a town in the Central District of Botswana. The runway is west of the Limpopo River, locally Botswana's border with South Africa.
See also
Transport in Botswana
List of airports in Botswana
References
External links
OpenStreetMap - Mach... |
Molepolole_Airport | Q12693994 | AF | 40,432,577 | Molepolole Airport was an airport serving Molepolole, Botswana.
Google Earth Historical Imagery (September 2002) shows a dirt runway. Current Google Maps imagery shows the runway overbuilt with buildings and a large parking area.
Other airports in the area include Thebephatshwa Airport, northwest, and Sir Seretse ... |
Camp_Okavango_Airport | Q16890058 | AF | 40,432,617 | Camp Okavango Airstrip is a private airstrip serving Camp Okavango, a safari camp in the Okavango Delta, in the North-West District of Botswana.
See also
Transport in Botswana
List of airports in Botswana
References
External links
OpenStreetMap - Camp Okavango
OurAirports - Camp Okavango
Fallingrain - Camp Okavan... |
Xaxaba_Airfield | Q16903833 | AF | 40,432,627 | Xaxaba Airfield is an airstrip west of Xaxaba, a village in the Okavango Delta of Botswana. It serves several safari camps in the area. The runway is just outside the Moremi Game Reserve.
See also
Transport in Botswana
List of airports in Botswana
References
External links
OpenStreetMap - Xaxaba
OurAirports - Xax... |
Thebephatshwa_Airport | Q12695286 | AF | 40,432,669 | Thebephatshwa Airport is an airport serving Molepolole, in the Kweneng District of Botswana. The airport is northwest of Molepolole.
Maparangwane Air Base
The main base has a hangar for larger aircraft and helicopter hangar located to the northeast end of the runway.
The airport also serves as one of three Botswan... |
Xudum_Airport | Q16903836 | AF | 40,432,734 | Xudum Airport is a private airstrip that serves the Xudum Okavango Delta Lodge, a wildlife safari camp in the Okavango Delta of Botswana.
See also
Transport in Botswana
List of airports in Botswana
References
External links
OpenStreetMap - Xudum
Xudum Lodge web site
Airports in Botswana
North-West District (Bot... |
Randvaal | Q2170906 | AF | 40,453,951 | Randvaal is a town in Midvaal Local Municipality in the Gauteng province of South Africa.
References
Populated places in the Midvaal Local Municipality
Populated places established in 1904 |
Misgund | Q13035467 | AF | 40,454,248 | Misgund is a town in Kou-Kamma Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The name is Afrikaans and means "begrudged".
References
Populated places in the Kou-Kamma Local Municipality |
Karatara | Q13035130 | AF | 40,454,266 | Karatara is a town in Knysna Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Settlement and forestry station on the Karatara River which flows southwards into Swartvlei. It is situated 5 km west of Barrington and some 40 km northwest of Knysna. It was founded in 1941. The name is of Khoekhoen origin a... |
Klaarstroom | Q13035178 | AF | 40,454,272 | Klaarstroom is a village in Prince Albert Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
It is situated at the northern end of Meiringspoort, about 60 km east of Prince Albert and 95 km north-west of Uniondale. Originally named Pietersburg, its present name, Afrikaans for 'clear stream', probably ref... |
Leipoldtville | Q1536549 | AF | 40,454,274 | Leipoldtville is a town in Cederberg Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
It is located West-Southwest of Clanwilliam and Southeast of Lambert's Bay. The town is named after the Reverend C F Leipoldt, a Dutch Reformed minister in Clanwilliam from 1884 to 1910 and father of the Afrikaans p... |
Malgas | Q13035391 | AF | 40,454,295 | Malgas is a settlement on the right (southwest) bank of the Breede River in the Overberg region of the Western Cape. It is situated 25 kilometres north-west of the Breede River mouth at Witsand, and 30 kilometres south-east of Swellendam. "Malgas" is the Afrikaans for gannet. The word "malgas" is probably an adaptatio... |
Vanwyksdorp | Q478285 | AF | 40,454,308 | Vanwyksdorp is a town in Kannaland Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Village on the Groot River, some 55 km south-east of Ladismith and 66 km north-east of Riversdale.
History
It was founded as a parish of the Dutch Reformed Church on the farm Buffelsfontein in 1904 and named after the V... |
Wittewater | Q13036419 | AF | 40,454,321 | Wittewater is a town in Bergrivier Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa, located off the R399 road, between Piketberg and Velddrif. It was established in the 1857 by German Moravian missionaries.
The name, "white water", refers to the waterfall behind the town occasionally created by abundan... |
KAAF_University_College | Q16733703 | AF | 40,461,476 | KAAF University College is an engineering, business administration, law and nursing college in Budumburam, Gomoa East District, Ghana.
Background
KAAF University College is the first private university in Ghana accredited by the National Accreditation Board to run degree programmes in: Civil Engineering Construction T... |
Muvumbe_Hydroelectric_Power_Station | Q15252352 | AF | 40,462,023 | Muvumbe Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in the Western Region of Uganda.
Location
The power station was built across the River Nyakijumba (also known as the River Maziba or the River Muvumbe), a tributary of the Kagera River. The station is in Kigarama village in Nyanja parish, Maziba Sub... |
Clarkson,_Eastern_Cape | Q13034496 | AF | 40,473,065 | Clarkson is a town in Kou-Kamma Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Moravian Mission village in the former Humansdorp district, 26 km south-east of Assegaaibos station and 60 km west of Humansdorp. A mission station was established by Bishop Hans Peter Hallbeck in 1839 and named after Thom... |
Coerney | Q15211130 | AF | 40,476,525 | Coerney is a river and railway station 64 km north of Gqeberha, on the route to Rosmead, situated in the Sundays River Valley in Sarah Baartman District Municipality. Recorded as early as 1752 (in a journal of A.F. Beutler), the name is derived from Khoekhoen and means 'narrow (not "small") forest'. Formerly also known... |
Da_Gama_Park | Q15212442 | AF | 40,477,293 | Da Gama Park is a suburb of the City of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Da Gama Park was founded as a township in the former Simon's Town district, north-west of the town. Situated in the Else River Valley, it was established for men of the Navy and their families. It was named after Vasco da G... |
Debe_Nek | Q15213264 | AF | 40,477,401 | Debe Nek is a town in Amahlathi Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Debe Nek's location is 19 km northwest of King William's Town and 38 km east of Alice. Debe Nek takes its name from the Debe (Khoekhoen for 'brackish') River, from the defile ('nek') through which the Debe River flows. Thi... |
Faure,_South_Africa | Q15217489 | AF | 40,477,640 | Faure is a hamlet some 16 km south-west of Stellenbosch and 13 km north-west of Strand. Administratively it is a suburb of the City of Cape Town, and is in the Helderberg region. Nearby is the kramat or tomb of Sheik Yusuf (1626-1699), an Islamic expatriate priest. Faure is a common surname; it is uncertain after whom ... |
Hermon,_South_Africa | Q13034917 | AF | 40,477,892 | Hermon is a village 22 km north of Wellington and 8 km from Porseleinberg. Of Hebrew origin, the name means 'elevated, 'exalted', the reference being to the biblical Mount Hermon (Deut. 3:8, 9)..
References
Populated places in the Drakenstein Local Municipality |
Imvani | Q15228606 | AF | 40,478,024 | Imvani is a settlement some 30 km north of Cathcart and 30 km west of St Marks. It takes its name from the river nearby which in turn was named after a type of wild asparagus, A. stipulacens, the roots of which are eaten either raw or cooked. The form iMvani has been approved.
References
Populated places in the Enoch... |
Plaine_Magnien | Q3390948 | AF | 40,481,342 | Plaine Magnien is a village in southeast Mauritius located in the Grand Port District.
Landmarks
The sole airport of Mauritius, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, is located in the village of Plaine Magnien.
In addition, it is the birthplace of the former Governor-General of Mauritius, Dayendranath Bur... |
Eta_College | Q18124664 | AF | 40,495,187 | eta College is an international, private, single purpose college founded in 1983. It has nine campuses, and an online learning facility. The national office is located in Cape Town. Its purpose is to provide education for fitness sport and recreation needs. The language of instruction is English.
History
eta College... |
Tana_River_Delta_Ramsar_Site | Q16901144 | AF | 40,501,281 | The Tana River Delta Ramsar Site is a wetland on the Tana River protected under the Ramsar Convention located in the Coast Province of Kenya. It was gazetted as Kenya's 6th Ramsar Site.
The Tana River Delta is the second most important estuarine and river delta (deltaic) ecosystem in Eastern Africa, comprising a varie... |
Walmer_Estate | Q3565574 | AF | 40,532,621 | Walmer Estate is a suburb of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It lies at the foot of Table Mountain and is bordered to the south by Table Mountain National Park, to the north-east by Woodstock and to the west by Zonnebloem. It covers an area of 0.47 km2.
History
Walmer Estate was part of the fo... |
Fisantekraal | Q15217798 | AF | 40,557,477 | Fisantekraal is a township in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located northeast of Durbanville and about northeast of central Cape Town. According to the 2011 census it has a population of 12,369 people.
There is an airfield nearby by the same name, Fisantekraal Airfield.
References
Populated pla... |
Kya_Sands,_Johannesburg | Q15240967 | AF | 40,557,541 | Kya Sands is an informal settlement located in Region A of the City of Johannesburg.
Context and Location
Kya Sands is bisected by the North Riding Stream (or Kya Sand Spruit according to some sources).
It is closely bordered by the Kya Sand industrial area to the west, the Bloubosrand residential suburb to the east... |
Queensberry_Bay | Q15270491 | AF | 40,558,733 | Queensberry Bay is a town in Great Kei Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
References
Populated places in the Great Kei Local Municipality |
Harfield_Village | Q15223023 | AF | 40,573,698 | Harfield Village, also known as Lower Claremont, is a neighbourhood in the south of Cape Town. It is located between the suburbs of Kenilworth and Claremont, Cape Town. The Arderne Gardens are located to the area's immediate north on the other side of Harflied Station. Although it is typically regarded as being part of... |
Ngwegweni | Q15262273 | AF | 40,577,928 | Ngwegweni is a village in Umzimvubu Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, not far from Mount Ayliff.
References
Populated places in the Umzimvubu Local Municipality |
Westgate_shopping_mall_attack | Q14941568 | AF | 40,593,053 | On 21 September 2013, four masked gunmen attacked the Westgate shopping mall, an upmarket mall in Nairobi, Kenya. There are conflicting reports about the number killed in the attack, since part of the mall collapsed due to a fire that started during the siege. The attack resulted in 71 total deaths, including 62 civili... |
Westgate,_Nairobi | Q13125208 | AF | 40,595,335 | Westgate Shopping Mall (also known as Westgate) is an upscale shopping mall located in the Westlands division of Nairobi, Kenya. It was first opened in 2007.
Overview
The five-storey mall opened in 2007 and included of retail space and housed more than 90 stores. Nakumatt and Planet Media Cinemas anchored the mall. O... |
Wheta | Q14942632 | AF | 40,607,383 | Weta (or Ʋeta) is a town in Ghana in the Volta Region. Weta (Ʋeta) is the place of birth of the Ghanaian poet Kofi Awoonor, who died in the Westgate shopping mall shooting in Nairobi on 21 September 2013.
References
Populated places in the Volta Region |
Gujba_college_massacre | Q14972756 | AF | 40,660,732 | On 29 September 2013, gunmen from Boko Haram entered the male dormitory in the College of Agriculture in Gujba, Yobe State, Nigeria, killing forty-four students and teachers.
Background
Boko Haram was founded in 2002 to fight against the de-Arabization of Nigeria, which the group maintains is the root cause of crimin... |
Associated_Aviation_Flight_361 | Q15192734 | AF | 40,700,141 | Associated Aviation Flight 361 was a domestic charter flight operated by Associated Aviation that on 3 October 2013 crashed on takeoff from Lagos, Nigeria, killing 16 of the 20 people on board. The aircraft, a twin turboprop Embraer 120 Brasilia, was transporting the body of Nigerian politician Olusegun Agagu to Akure... |
Michiru_Mountain | Q16895079 | AF | 40,769,274 | Michiru Mountain is located about 5 miles north of the city of Blantyre, Malawi, on the edge of the Great Rift Valley. The summit sits at an elevation of 3,925 feet, although because it rises from a high plateau its prominence is only a few hundred feet. The mountain is known for its many species of birds. The road to... |
Dahin_Sheli_School | Q15212554 | AF | 40,771,508 | Dahin Sheli is a mixed public junior high school located in Norrip village along the Tamale-Bolgatanga Road in the Tamale metropolis of the Northern region of Ghana. It was established in 1990, to educate the children of workers of the Northern Region Rural Integrated Project (NORRIP) until the year 2000, when it was a... |
Accra_Institute_of_Technology | Q16240676 | AF | 40,775,142 | The Accra Institute of Technology (AIT), is an independent technology-focused research university based in Accra, Ghana. The university comprises six schools and three institutes.
The university is modeled on internationally renowned institutes of technology like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and th... |
Oduoha-Emohua | Q15263452 | AF | 40,814,619 | Oduoha-Emuoha is one of the eight villages that make up Emohua Town of Emohua Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria.
Name
Emohua Town is the headquarters of Emohua Local Government Area. Emohua Town itself consists of eight villages which. All the eight villages follow the same naming patterns of adding the ... |
Emohua_Town | Q15216617 | AF | 40,814,803 | Emohua is a town, and the headquarters of Emohua Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria.
It comprises eight sub-villages, namely:
Oduoha
Elibrada
Isiodu
Rumuakunde
Rumuche
Mbu-eto
Rumuohia
Mbuitanwo
The last six are collectively known as Rumuenyi.
The eight villages are usually written with the suffi... |
Ga_Central_District | Q16733530 | AF | 40,818,418 | Ga Central Municipal District is one of the twenty-nine districts in Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Ga South Municipal District on 29 February 2008, until a small portion of the district was split off to create Ga Central Municipal District on 28 June 2012; thus the rema... |
Caledon_Museum | Q17005970 | AF | 40,818,708 | Caledon Museum, in the town of Caledon, Western Cape, South Africa, is a social history museum displaying and collecting around the themes The Victorian Period in Caledon and The History of People Living in Caledon. It gets financial support from the province of Western Cape.
History
Establishment
Local interest in ... |
Gamecity_Lifestyle_Shopping_Mall | Q17076605 | AF | 40,852,265 | Gamecity LifeStyle Shopping Mall is a lifestyle shopping mall located in Gaborone, Botswana. Currently it has 126 shops, with more available by mid-2014.
The property is owned and managed by Turnstar Holdings Limited, Botswana.
Notable retailers include:
Checkers Hyper - groceries
Woolworths - groceries, clothing
... |
Foreshore_Freeway_Bridge | Q24233841 | AF | 40,853,085 | The Foreshore Freeway Bridge, also known as Cape Town's Unfinished Bridge, is an incomplete section of what was intended to be the Eastern Boulevard Highway in the city bowl of Cape Town, South Africa. Conceptualised and designed in the late 1960s, work began in the early 1970s with the freeway aimed at alleviating fut... |
Domunli | Q15214599 | AF | 40,859,305 | Domunli is a town in the Western Region of Ghana. The town is south of Agufo on the Atlantic coast of Ghana. It is located west of the regional capital, Takoradi, in the region of Western Region, and is in the Jomoro District. The town is the site of a 900 megawatts of electric power plant for Ghana. The power plant ... |
Agufo | Q15178403 | AF | 40,859,533 | Agufo is a town in the Western Region of Ghana. The town is north of Domunli on the Atlantic coast of Ghana. It is located west of the regional capital, Takoradi, in the region of Western Region, and is in the Jomoro District. Other towns that surround Agufo are Domunli, Domun, Ejan, Dentokrom.
References
Populated... |
Domun_(Ghana) | Q15214597 | AF | 40,859,557 | Domun is a town in the Western Region of Ghana. The town is north of Domunli on the Atlantic coast of Ghana. It is located west of the regional capital, Takoradi, in the region of Western Region, and is in the Jomoro District. Other towns that surround Domun are Domunli, Agufo, Ejan, Dentokrom.
References
Populated... |
Ejan_(Ghana) | Q15216235 | AF | 40,859,563 | Agyan is a town in the Western Region of Ghana. The town is north of Domunli on the Atlantic coast of Ghana. It is located west of the regional capital, Takoradi, in the region of Western Region, and is in the Jomoro District. Other towns that surround Agyan are Domunli, Domun, Agufo, Dentokrom.
References
Populate... |
Akassa | Q16826479 | AF | 40,892,973 | Akassa, is a settlement at the southernmost tip of Nigeria in Bayelsa State where the Nun River estuary meets the Atlantic Ocean. It has a lighthouse that has stood since 1910.
The proximity of Akassa to the Atlantic has made it a traditional trading site in Nigeria and during British colonial years it was the site ... |
Kwame_Nkrumah_Interchange | Q16733745 | AF | 40,910,589 | Kwame Nkrumah Interchange is a 3-tier interchange which was constructed to replace the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in the centre of the city of Accra, Ghana. It opened in 2016. The interchange is named in honour of Ghana's first president, Kwame Nkrumah, who was the leading figure during the country's fight for independence f... |
Blama | Q12722779 | AF | 40,942,009 | Blama is a town and the seat of Small Bo Chiefdom, Kenema District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Blama is located on the highway from Bo to Kenema, the largest city in Kenema District and the Eastern Province overal . Blama lies approximately twelve miles to Kenema, and about 170 miles south-east of Freetow... |
Gebel_al-Ain | Q15111317 | AF | 40,950,296 | Gebel al-Ain is a plateau in Sudan at the border between the Northern state and North Kurdufan.
The Gebel al-Ain area is more fertile than the surrounding dry savannah, making it a popular grazing ground for the Kababish-nomads dwelling around it.
Around the Gebel al-Ain many archaeological sites are situated, mostly... |
Ntoroko | Q16896010 | AF | 40,961,094 | Ntoroko is a town officially known as Kanara Town Council in Ntoroko District Western Uganda. It is one of the four town councils of Ntoroko District the others being Karugutu, Rwebisengo and Kibuku Town Council.
Ntoroko is the largest fishing town on the southern Mwitanzige (Lake Albert) shore. Its located on the Ntor... |
Nanyuki_Cottage_Hospital | Q17110679 | AF | 40,979,091 | Nanyuki Cottage Hospital is a nonprofit hospital in Nanyuki, Laikipia County, Kenya. The hospital has 50 inpatient beds and includes an operating theatre, laboratory, X-ray department and pharmacy.
The hospital also offers outpatient services such as antiretroviral therapy, family planning, HIV counselling and testing... |
Raymond_Mhlaba_Local_Municipality | Q26232507 | AF | 51,260,468 | Raymond Mhlaba Municipality (; ) is a local municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by merging the Nkonkobe and Nxuba local municipalities.
Towns/villages in the municipal area
Fort Beaufort (seat)
Adelaide
Alice
Balfour
Bedford
Healdto... |
East_London_Museum | Q1277935 | AF | 51,266,986 | East London Museum is a museum in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa, notable for holding the type specimen of the coelacanth, a fish previously believed to be long extinct. It was the workplace of Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, the fish's discoverer.
It was established in 1921 and features natural and cultural hi... |
Letshego_Microfinance_Uganda | Q28402183 | AF | 51,275,278 | Letshego Microfinance Uganda, (also Letshego Microfinance Uganda Limited (LMUL)), whose official name is Letshego Uganda Limited, is a Tier IV microfinance institution in Uganda.
LMUL is a microfinance company that offers SME loans, mortgage loans, and education loans, among other forms of lending. The company also of... |
Africa_Renewal_University | Q28446441 | AF | 51,297,159 | Africa Renewal University (AfRU) is a private Christian university in Uganda. It was founded in 2007 as the Gaba Bible Institute, before being renamed Africa Renewal Christian College. The university's main focus was founded based on Africa's great need for Christian leaders to rise up to share the compassion of Christ... |
EFC_Uganda_Limited | Q28402300 | AF | 51,309,942 | EFC Uganda Limited (EFCUL), also known as EFC Uganda, is a microfinance deposit-taking institution (MDI) in Uganda. It is licensed and supervised by the Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority (UMRA). EFCUL lends primarily to small enterprises.
Location
The headquarters of EFCUL are located at Plot 45 Kira Road, Kamw... |
Stade_d’Amitié | Q16605697 | AF | 51,316,491 | Stade d’Amitié or Amitié Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Praslin, Seychelles. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Seychellois football clubs Revengers FC and Côte d'Or FC.
In 2006 and 2010, two Goal Projects by FiFA were approved at the stadium. The first one replaced the na... |
External_Security_Organisation | Q28223295 | AF | 51,348,835 | The External Security Organisation (ESO) is a government agency, mandated to collect, analyse and process information related to external security threats with the objective of informing national policy makers in Uganda. Its headquarters are located in a three-story office building that the agency owns on Hannington Ro... |
National_Institute_of_Statistics_of_Rwanda | Q27517541 | AF | 51,357,665 | The National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR; ) is a government-owned agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, archiving and disseminating national statistical data, with the objective of aiding the government of Rwanda in making appropriate, timely, evidence-based national decisions.
Prior to September 2... |
Murchison_Bay_Hospital | Q28402499 | AF | 51,369,529 | Murchison Bay Hospital is a hospital in the Central Region of Uganda. This facility serves as the national referral hospital for prisoners in the Uganda Prisons Service.
Location
The hospital is located on the premises of Luzira Maximum Security Prison, in the neighborhood of Luzira, in Nakawa Division of Kampala, th... |
Open_Society_Foundation_for_South_Africa | Q28134417 | AF | 51,382,774 | The Open Society Foundation for South Africa is a South African non-profit grant-making organisation that supports the civil society sector. Its mission is to "promote the values, institutions and practices of an open, non-racial and non-sexist, democratic civil society."
Organization
The foundation was established b... |
United_Bank_for_Africa_(Kenya) | Q28223296 | AF | 51,392,213 | United Bank for Africa Kenya Limited, commonly referred to as UBA Kenya, is a commercial bank in Kenya. It is licensed and supervised by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and national banking regulator.
The bank is a small-sized commercial bank in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. UBA... |
Kouekong_Stadium | Q21619235 | AF | 51,429,264 | Kouekong Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kouekong, a suburb of Bafoussam, Cameroon. It is used mostly for football matches and it also has athletics facilities. The stadium has seats for 20,000 people. It was built in 2015 and inaugurated on April 30, 2016.
The stadium also hosted some matches of the 2021 Africa... |
Franschhoek_Motor_Museum | Q26733323 | AF | 51,445,416 | The Franschhoek Motor Museum maintains a collection of vehicles, motorcycles, and bicycles dating back over 100 years and is located in Franschhoek, South Africa. It is owned by billionaire Johann Rupert.
External links
References
Museums in South Africa
Transport museums in South Africa
Auto racing museums and hal... |
Boksburg_High_School | Q28125703 | AF | 51,449,194 | Boksburg High School is a public high school in Boksburg, a suburb of Ekurhuleni, South Africa. The school was founded in 1920 as the Rand East Training and Preparatory College under its first Principal, Mr Charter. In 1925, the school changed its name to Boksburg High School. Over the years, substantial additions to t... |
Uganda_Energy_Credit_Capitalisation_Company | Q28223299 | AF | 51,467,331 | The Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company (UECCC) is a company owned by the government of Uganda. It is responsible for coordinating funding from the Ugandan government, international development partners and the private sector, to invest in renewable energy infrastructure in Uganda, with emphasis on the promotio... |
Lugard_Footbridge | Q26794845 | AF | 51,513,957 | The Lugard Footbridge is a pedestrian bridge located in Kaduna, the capital of Kaduna State, Nigeria.
History
It was built by Sir Frederick Lugard in 1904 at Zungeru, the capital of the Northern Protectorate of Nigeria. After the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates, the bridge was reconstructed in ... |
Ministry_of_Commerce,_Trade_and_Industry | Q28223176 | AF | 51,568,839 | The Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (MCTI) is a cabinet level government ministry of Zambia. It is responsible for the development of a globally competitive, sustainable, commercial, trade and industrial base in Zambia with the objective of contributing to social and economic development in the country. The mi... |
Tinubu_Square | Q26862752 | AF | 51,578,929 | Tinubu Square (formerly Independence Square), is an open space landmark located in Broad Street, Lagos Island, Lagos State, Nigeria named after the Yoruba slave trader, merchant, and aristocrat Madam Efunroye Tinubu. It was formerly called Ita Tinubu before it was named Independence Square by leaders of the First Niger... |
Cathedral_Hill,_Lusaka | Q28223183 | AF | 51,628,255 | Cathedral Hill is a neighborhood in the city of Lusaka, the capital of Zambia.
Location
The neighborhood is bordered by Independence Avenue to the south and Cairo Road (T2) to the west. Church Road, Addis Ababa Road and Los Angeles Boulevard form the northern boundary of the neighborhood. The eastern boundary in marke... |
List_of_lighthouses_in_the_Gambia | Q27661673 | AF | 51,628,707 | This is a list of lighthouses in The Gambia.
Lighthouses
See also
Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels
References
External links
Gambia
Lighthouses
Lighthouses |
Ridgeway,_Lusaka | Q26906784 | AF | 51,628,943 | Ridgeway is a neighborhood in the city of Lusaka, the capital of Zambia.
Location
The neighborhood is bordered by Independence Avenue to the north, Chitukuko Road to the east, Burma Road to the south and Nationalist Road to the west. The coordinates of the neighborhood are 15°26'05.0"S, 28°19'14.0"E (Latitude:-15.4347... |
Ministry_of_Labour_and_Social_Security_(Zambia) | Q28223186 | AF | 51,650,877 | The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) is a Cabinet-level government ministry of Zambia. It is mandated to lead in the formulation and implementation of national employment, labour, and social security policy. The ministry is also responsible in monitoring national productivity, occupational safety and healt... |
Ngora_High_School | Q22809593 | AF | 51,680,792 | Ngora High School is a secondary boarding school for boys and girls in the Ngora institutional complex, Ngora District, Uganda. As of 2015, the school had 1357 students enrolled in class. It is one of the oldest educational establishments in Uganda, founded in 1914 by Anglican missionaries. Ngora High school provides a... |
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