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There are also at least six mosques, including the Masjid al-Sunna (or Sunni Mosque) on Rue Bacongo, which is the largest mosque in Congo and holds nearly 2000 worshippers; its construction was entirely financed by members of Brazzaville's West African immigrant population.
English: Astronaut's satellite photo of Brazzaville, on the north bank of the Congo River at the western Pool Malebo section. In the southeastern Republic of Congo. Kinshasa is across the river, on the southwest bank. Taken from the International Space Station (ISS) during Expedition 8 on December 29, 2003.
The Institute of National Museums of Congo (French: Institut des Musées Nationaux du Congo), colloquially referred to by its acronym IMNC, is a state-run cultural and heritage management agency charged with overseeing the preservation, exhibition, and promotion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's national museums. [3] [4] [5]
1934 - Congo–Ocean Railway (Pointe-Noire-Brazzaville) begins operating. 1940 Brazzaville becomes capital of government-in-exile of France (Free France) during World War II. [7] October: De Gaulle visits city. [5] 1943 Bacongo arrondissement created. [4] Basilique Sainte-Anne-du-Congo de Brazzaville (church) construction begins. [6] 1944
Brazzaville covers a large area to the north of the Congo River, just below the Pool Malebo. Mbamu, a large island within the Pool, is part of the Republic of Congo's territory. Brazzaville is 506 km (314 mi) inland from the Atlantic Ocean and approximately 474 km (295 mi) south of the equator. Around the city are large plains.
Tassoua was a militia commander during the 1997 civil war and served in the government of Congo-Brazzaville as Minister of Energy and Hydraulics from 1997 to 2002. He has been the President of the Economic and Social Council , a state institution, since 2009 [ 1 ] and he was Co-President of the New Democratic Forces (FDN), a political party ...
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