Freeport of Monrovia
The Freeport of Monrovia is the main commercial port facility in the West African nation of Liberia. It was artificially created on Bushrod Island near Monrovia in 1948.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Port
- Description: architectural structure
- Also known as: “Free Port”, “Free Port of Monrovia”, and “Monrovia Harbor”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Antoinette Tubman Stadium and Liberian National Museum.
Antoinette Tubman Stadium
Stadium
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The Antoinette Tubman Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Monrovia, Liberia. It is used mostly for football matches although it has also been used for music concerts, major church events, political rallies and Ebola treatment. Antoinette Tubman Stadium is situated 2½ miles south of Freeport of Monrovia.
Liberian National Museum
Museum
Photo: Jforest59, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Museum of Liberia is a national museum in Monrovia, Liberia. Initially housed in the First Executive Mansion on Ashmun Street of the city which is now used as a library, it was established by an Act of the National Legislature in 1958 under the administration of Liberia's 18th President, Dr William V.S. Liberian National Museum is situated 2 miles south of Freeport of Monrovia.
Vatican Embassy
Government office
The Apostolic Nunciature to Liberia is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Liberia. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. Vatican Embassy is situated 2½ miles southwest of Freeport of Monrovia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clara Town and Monrovia.
Clara Town
Suburb
Clara Town is a slum located on Bushrod Island in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. It is built upon a swamp. Clara Town was one of several ethnic communes that was squatted in the outskirts of Monrovia.
Monrovia
Photo: whiteafrican, CC BY 2.0.
Monrovia is the capital, and with a population of around 1.6 million, also the largest city in Liberia. The city center is the image of a tropical capital, melting in the hot sun.
West Point
Suburb
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West Point is a township of the Liberian capital city of Monrovia, located on a 0.53 km2 peninsula which juts out into the Atlantic Ocean between the Mesurado and Saint Paul rivers.
Freeport of Monrovia
- Categories: port and transportation
- Location: Montserrado County, Liberia, West Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Freeport of Monrovia” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Puertu llibre de Monrovia”
- Cebuano: “Free Port of Monrovia”
- German: “Freeport Monrovia”
- Japanese: “モンロビア港”
- Russian: “Открытый порт Монровии”
- Spanish: “Puerto libre de Monrovia”
- Swedish: “Free Port of Monrovia”
- Ukrainian: “Відкритий порт Монровії”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Freeport of Monrovia”. Photo: Sahmeditor, Public domain.