Names of Places and Their African Origin Flashcards
1
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Sobo
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La Brea, SW Trinidad- Name of a sub-group of the Urhobo people, south of Benin City, Nigeria
2
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Mayo
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SW Trinidad, between Gasparillo and Tortuga- Name of a river in Zaria City, North of Nigeria
3
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Sierra leone
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Diego Martin- Country located in West Africa
4
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freetown
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Former name of Belmont, NW Trinidad- Capital of Sierra leone
5
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Congo Village
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Arima, Penal-Debe- Congo Central Africa
6
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Coromantee Village
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Granville, S Trinidad- Koromanti city, Ghana
7
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Cushe Village
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Rio Claro- Kush Kingdom, Ancient Nubia
8
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Majuba Cross Road
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Diego Martin- Named after 2 cities in Mozambique
9
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Yoruba Village
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Former name of East Dry River, POS- Named after the Yoruba people of Nigeria