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Bunkeya
Place in Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bunkeya is a community in the Lualaba Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located on a huge plain near the Lufira River. Before the Belgian colonial conquest, Bunkeya was the center of a major trading state under the ruler Msiri.[1]
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Bunkeya | |
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![]() Map showing Msiri's kingdom, with Bunkeya as capital, and the route taken by the Stairs Expedition of 1891 / 1892 | |
Coordinates: 10.397434°S 26.968059°E / -10.397434; 26.968059 | |
Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Province | Lualaba Province |
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