Albreda 1520806 219727955 2008-06-16T16:42:22Z Blofeld of SPECTRE 1616157 |pushpin_mapsize =300 {{Infobox Settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name ={{PAGENAME}} |other_name = |native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |nickname = |settlement_type = <!--For Town or Village (Leave blank for the default City)--> |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = Albreda 0005.jpg |imagesize = 240px |image_caption = The Albreda-Jufureh archway |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Gambia <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_mapsize =300 |pushpin_map_caption =Location in The Gambia<!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[The Gambia]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Divisions of The Gambia|Division]] |subdivision_name1 = [[North Bank Division]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of the Gambia|District]] |subdivision_name2 = |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Imperial <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities |population_blank1 = |population_blank2_title =Religions |population_blank2 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |latd=13|latm=20|lats= 04|latNS=N |longd=16|longm=23|longs=12|longEW=W |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = <!-- accord. to Google Earth--> <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Albreda''' is an historic settlement in [[The Gambia]] on the north bank of the [[Gambia River]], variously described as a 'trading post' or a 'slave fort'. It is located near [[Jufureh]] in the [[North Bank Division]] and an arch stands on the beach connecting the two places. ==History== [[Image:Gambia cfao building aggeboe.jpg|thumb|left|Albreda seen today]] It was founded by Musa Gaye, a [[Wolof]] [[marabout]] sometime between [[1520]] and [[1681]]. The town was called Daraga by Wolof traders and Albadar by the [[Mandinka]]s<ref>Unesco National Records Service http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:sAQ9cI5TIOsJ:portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/9647/10522977910CDROM_slave_trade_GAMBIA.doc/CDROM_slave_trade_GAMBIA.doc+Musa+Gaye,+albreda&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&client=safari|</ref> In 1681 the land was given to the French by the local ruler, [[Niumi Mansa]], because his people were reliant on trade with Europeans. The French [[exclave]] was never very large (never more than one factory) but was inconvenient for the British, who otherwise had a [[monopoly]] on trade on the [[Gambia River]], including possessing [[James Island]], fulfilling a similar function less than two miles away on the opposite bank. There was constant tension and occasional skirmishes between the two powers. It was transferred from the [[French colonial empire]] to the [[British Empire|British empire]] in [[1857]]. Nowadays it contains a [[slavery|slave]] [[museum]]. ==References== {{reflist|2}} == External links == *[http://www.antislavery.org/breakingthesilence/slave_routes/slave_routes_gambia.shtml Brief history and description] *[http://www.gambia.co.uk/docs/about_the_gambia/points_of_interest/albreda.aspx More details with a map] {{Africa-hist-stub}} {{Gambia-geo-stub}} {{commonscat}} {{coor title dms|13|20|04|N|16|23|12|W|region:GM-N_type:city(1656)}} [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in The Gambia]] [[Category:History of The Gambia]] [[Category:Colonialism]] [[Category:Slavery]] [[Category:British Empire]] [[Category:Former colonies of France]] [[Category:1681 establishments]] [[Category:1857 disestablishments]] [[de:Albreda]] [[pl:Albreda]] [[fr:Albreda]]