Country Guinea Prefecture Boffa Prefecture Time zone GMT (UTC+0) | Region Boké Region Farenya 1809 Elevation 54 m | |
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Farenya is a settlement in Boffa Prefecture, Boké Region, Guinea. It is situated 69 miles (or 111 km) north of Conakry. It is located on the Pongo River.
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History
Farenya was founded by Stiles Edward Lightbourn a slave trader from Bermuda and his Luso-African wife Niara Bely. They had originally lived in nearby Bangalan and established Farenya in 1809.
British raid in 1841
The location was used to wharehouse a variety of goods. In 1841 some boats of war from the corvette HMS Iris part of the British West Africa Squadron, raided Farenya burning the wharehouses and the goods located inside them.
References
Farenya Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA