Abontjeman
Abontjeman is an abandoned settlement in Brokopondo District, Suriname. It was located along the Sara Creek, and used to be inhabited by maroons. The village was flooded in 1964 after the construction of the Afobaka Dam.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of 43 metres (141 feet)
- Description: former settlement in Sipaliwini, Suriname
Abontjeman
- Category: human settlement
- Location
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Latitude
4.86313° or 4° 51′ 47″ north
Longitude
-54.996° or 54° 59′ 46″ west
Open location code
68P7V273+7H
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Persian—“Abontjeman” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Abontjeman”
- Irish: “Abontjeman”
- Persian: “ابانتجمان”
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