Aberdeen, Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|
)  Aberdeen, Sierra Leone Location in Sierra Leone | |
| Coordinates: 8°30′N 13°17′W / 8.500°N 13.283°W | |
| Country | ){kind=small} Sierra Leone |
| Province | Western Area |
| District | Western Area Urban District |
Aberdeen is a coastal neighborhood in Sierra Leone's capital of Freetown. It is home to numerous up-scale restaurants, hotels, Lumley beach and other tourist facilities.[1]
History
Aberdeen was founded in 1829 provide accommodation for recaptives, liberated enslaved Africans, who had been brought to Freetown by the British Royal Navy West Africa Squadron.[2]:122
References
- ^ "National Tourist Board website". Archived from the original on 2006-10-18. Retrieved 2006-11-02.
- ^ Sanneh, Lamin (2009). Abolitionists Abroad: American Blacks and the Making of Modern West Africa. Cammbrideg, Mass.: Harvard University Press.
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