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toubab1020
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 Posted - 11 Jul 2007 : 23:31:39
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| Soldiers have taken over a long abandoned fortification,that has now been confirmed,for what reason? There has been no significant military depot on the North Bank until now and with the fragile situation between Gambia and Senegal,or should I say the Presidents of both countries,that exist at the moment ,bearing in mind the border arguements over Vehicle charges and charges for commercial vehicles on the ferry,from a logistical and planning perspective,it makes perfect sense to put your trusted man in charge of the fortification that is there,bring back into use a facility built by the British to keep watch over the river Gambia.The British are not stupid.Senegal would LOVE to have the river Gambia and the modern facilities of Banjul port,which is I understand going to be developed further. |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Drammehkangi
Sweden
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Posted - 12 Jul 2007 : 14:21:43
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| Fort Bullen should kept as a national heritage (well, it is already recognised as a world heritage). This is an important place in Gambia's history, and much more it has put Gambia's name in world history. For instance its relation to the abolustion of slavery, and has been visited by many tourists over the years. Although, Fort Bullen was not originally built as a tourist attraction, but its status and character have provided such opportunities for the industry in The Gambia. It is one of the many products of history and cultural development the Gambia has, for example James Island which is a major tourist attraction today, was built in 1651; as a British trading post, with a history of numerous battles between the British and French in 17th Century, also as a passage for British and American slave ships until the abolition of slave trade in 1856 (recently classified World Heritage Centre. The slave dungeon at McCarthy Island, (was the first up-river attempt of colonial administration in The Gambia by the British), Wassu Stone Circles (one of the archaeological wonders in Gambia; 60- 80 rust-red laterite pillars from four to eight feet tall, which, its coming into being is still a mysterious saga) are few examples of attractions of interest in The Gambia to tourists. Pull factors are general features of tourism regions that people perceive as touristically pleasant and interesting, such as culture, traditions and heritage, nature, and amusement. Man-made (or built) attractions, such as historic or modern, in the form of cathedrals, monuments, historic buildings or amusement parks) are also important elements of the tourism product. Thus these places are important for tourism as they can often serve as the motivating force for visits. |
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serenata
Germany
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Posted - 12 Jul 2007 : 15:56:56
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Momodou, you bet that the Unesco-status can be changed. Dresden in Germany is about to loose it because they want to build a new bridge who would destroy Dresden's impressing panorama. In Dresden, they are fighting about this problem for years. At the moment it looks as if the bridge-builders will win... 
Drammehkangi, though it reminds of a painful history I agree that Fort Bullen should be treated as national (and world) heritage. |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 12 Jul 2007 : 17:08:22
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Originally posted by serenata
Momodou, you bet that the Unesco-status can be changed. Dresden in Germany is about to loose it because they want to build a new bridge who would destroy Dresden's impressing panorama.
Just shows us that there is some very knowledgable posters on Bantaba I as well as Momodou was totally unaware that Unesco status could be changed,interesting thanks. |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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