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In 1958 Brownsweg was built for the inhabitants of the area that was flooded after the construction of the Afobaka Dam. One of the main concerns was the transmigration of the 5,000 people living in the area. [2] Bronsweg was a stop at the former Lawa Railway, and in 1959 the Prinses Marijke camp was built near the hamlet. [3]
Published in London in 1701 as “A Dictionary: English and Malayo, Malayo and English”, the first such dictionary included 597 pages of words and definitions, with accent marks added for pronunciation, a section on Malay grammar, and maps where the language was spoken, and became the standard reference work until the end of the 18th century ...
Brownsberg is almost flat on top, [3] because it is covered by a laterite cap which prevents erosion. [4] The mountain is covered in rainforests, [1] and has several waterfalls. [5]
The transmigration village of Nieuw-Koffiekamp was founded in 1964, because the village of Koffiekamp was going to be flooded by the Brokopondo Reservoir.Koffiekamp was a federation of three settlements of the Ndyuka maroons: Maipa-ondo of the Misidjan lo (clan) founded in 1793, Baka Mbuju of the Njanfai lo, and Maria Hartmann founded Koffiekamp in 1851 as a mission of the Moravian Church. [4]
Douglas Harper (2019), Online Etymology Dictionary; Editors of Webster's New Dictionaries (2004), Houghton Mifflin 0618396012 Websters II Hardbound New College Dictionary, Houghton Mifflin, ISBN 978-0-618-39601-6; Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (1996), Kamus Dewan (3rd Edition), Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kementerian Pendidikan, Malaysia, ISBN 983-62 ...
The Brokopondo district was established in 1959 [2] out of the former Suriname District.The establishment of the district was related to the 1958 Brokopondo Agreement between the Government of Suriname and Alcoa for the creation of the Brokopondo Reservoir. [3]
James Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet and literary critic.He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the 20th century.
Brownsberg Nature Park is a nature park located in Suriname.The site measures 12,000 ha and is located in the district of Brokopondo around 130 km south from the capital city Paramaribo.