Nyangwe
Nyangwe is a town on the right bank of the Lualaba River, in the Maniema Province in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 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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- …lies at an elevation of around 470 metres (1,540 feet)
- …is also known as “Pene Bwebwe”
- Description: locality of Maniema, on the right bank of the Lualaba in the current Democratic Republic of Congo (Kasongo territory).
- Category: human settlement
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Latitude
-4.22712° or 4° 13′ 38″ south
Longitude
26.18356° or 26° 11′ 1″ east
Open location code
6G78Q5FM+5C
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