DR Congo
Maniema Province
Kasongo

Nyangwe

Nyangwe is a town on the right bank of the Lualaba River, in the Province in the east of the . In the second half of the 19th century, it was an important Swahili–Arab hub for trade goods like ivory, gold, iron and slaves, remaining one of the main slave trading centres until the Congo Arab war.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: locality of Maniema, on the right bank of the Lualaba in the current Democratic Republic of Congo (Kasongo territory).
  • Also known as: “Pene Bwebwe”

Nyangwe

Latitude
-4.22712° or 4° 13′ 38″ south
Longitude
26.18356° or 26° 11′ 1″ east
Elevation
491 metres (1,611 feet)
Open location code
6G78Q5FM+5C
Geo­Names ID
206867
Wiki­data ID
Q3346597
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Nyangwe” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Nyangwe”
  • Dutch: “Nyangwe”
  • French: “Nyangwe”
  • French: “Nyangwé”
  • German: “Nyangwe”
  • Hausa: “Nyangwe”
  • Hebrew: “ניאנגואה”
  • Kongo: “Nyangwe”
  • Polish: “Nyangwe”
  • Spanish: “Nyangwe”
  • Swahili: “Nyangwe”
  • Swedish: “Nyangwe”

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