Banjul - the capital of the Gambia
The first name - Bathurst - the capital of the Gambia received in honor of the Englishman Henry Bathurst. For the indigenous people of the country, the honor is dubious, since this man worked as secretary of the Ministry of Colonial Affairs (naturally, British). The territories were considered a British colony, and the settlement itself was a trading post, where the main goods supplied to American markets were slaves..
Yesterday and today
The modern name of the capital, Banjul, was given to the city in 1973; it coincides with the name of the island on which the city blocks are located. The British called this piece of land the island of St. Mary.
The city has a very convenient location, it occupies the insular part of the country's territories and has access to the ocean, and on the other hand, it is located at the mouth of the Gambia River, so there are no problems with fresh water (although the question of its quality remains open).
Space riddles
The fastest way to get to Gambia is by air. This small African state has an airport that serves up to a million passengers a year and is NASA's base for space shuttles..
The runways of the modern airport existed long before the airport appeared in these places, so the builders of the facility had no particular problems in organizing the landing space. The stone slabs, polished to perfect condition, were laid with a modern asphalt surface. This is very clearly visible when you look at the photo taken from space..
Scientists put forward various hypotheses for the appearance of runways. Of these, the hypothesis seems to be the most plausible that it was here that there was a kind of airport of the Atlanteans, and the lanes were intended for vimans - aircraft of representatives of this civilization..
English monuments and other attractions
In the capital of the Gambia, few cultural and historical sites have survived, most of them are associated with the period of British colonization. The Fountains area, where the War Memorial is located, is associated with the name of George VI, the English king, and an important event - the bringing of the monarch to power. Another interesting site is the National Museum of the Gambia, where you can also find artifacts associated with the British colonialists. In addition, the museum contains a large number of interesting ethnographic materials related to the first inhabitants of the Gambian territories, as well as archaeological finds.
