Bakia, Guinea

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Bakia
populated settlement
Bakia is located in Guinea
Bakia
Bakia
Location in Guinea
Coordinates: 10°06′N 13°57′W / 10.100°N 13.950°W / 10.100; -13.950Coordinates: 10°06′N 13°57′W / 10.100°N 13.950°W / 10.100; -13.950
Country Guinea
RegionBoké Region
PrefectureBoffa Prefecture
Elevation180 ft (55 m)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Bakia is a populated settlement in the Boffa Prefecture, Boké Region, Guinea.

History[]

Emmanuel Gomez, senior, a Portuguese slave trader gained control of Bakia in the eighteenth century. His son, succeeded him and his daughter Niara Bely married and became ruler of nearby Farenya.[2]: 78 


References[]

  1. ^ "Bakia / Prefecture de Boffa". getamap.net. getamap.net. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. ^ Barry, Boubacar (1998). Senegambia and the Atlantic Slave Trade. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521597609. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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