Fattatenda
Sign in to saveFattatenda is a small village in eastern Gambia on the Gambia River. It is located in Wuli District in the Upper River Division, a few kilometers southwest of the much larger village of Baja Kunda. As of 2009, it has an estimated population of 49.
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- human settlement
- Country
- The Gambia
- Located in
- Upper River Division
- Population
- 49
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- Fattatenda 1904.jpg
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Fattatenda is a small village in eastern Gambia on the Gambia River. It is located in Wuli District in the Upper River Division, a few kilometers southwest of the much larger village of Baja Kunda. As of 2009, it has an estimated population of 49.
==History== Fattatenda was a major trading post in the Kingdom of Wuli by 17th century, serving as the port for Sutukoba, a major transshipment point between jula overland routes and Euro-African riverine trade. It was abandoned in 1734 "on account of the bad usage received from the Natives."
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fattatenda” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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