Clara Town
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Liberian National Museum and Gabriel Tucker Bridge.
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.
Gabriel Tucker Bridge
Bridge
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The Gabriel Tucker Bridge formerly the People's Bridge, is a bridge over the Mesurado River in Monrovia, Liberia. It was built between 1972 and 1976. The construction caused some minor disruption to local settlements and the Liberian National Museum had to be relocated in the mid-1970s to make room for its construction.
Ducor Hotel
Hotel
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The Ducor Hotel is an abandoned luxury hotel in Monrovia, Liberia. Established in 1960, it had 106 rooms on eight stories. The hotel has fallen into disrepair after being occupied by squatters, later removed during a failed effort at a Libyan-funded renovation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Point and Monrovia.
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.
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.
Sinkor
Suburb
Sinkor is a section of the Monrovia metropolitan area in Liberia. The United Nations Mission in Liberia has its headquarters in Sinkor. Embassies, health facilities, and educational institutions, and non-governmental organizations are also in Sinkor. Sinkor is situated 3 miles southeast of Clara Town.
Clara Town
- Type: Suburb
- Description: urban area in Monrovia, Liberia
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Montserrado County, Liberia, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
6.33023° or 6° 19′ 49″ northLongitude
-10.79919° or 10° 47′ 57″ westElevation
115 feet (35 metres)Open location code
6CRF86J2+38OpenStreetMap ID
node 3060297370OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Clara Town” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Clara Town”
- Igbo: “Obodo Clara”
- Japanese: “クララ・タウン”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Clara Town”. Photo: Sahmeditor, Public domain.