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Kombo (other)
__NOTOC__ Kombo was a territory and kingdom in Gambia during the colonial period. Kombo may also refer to: Places *Kombo Central, a district of Gambia's Western Division *Kombo East, a district of Gambia's Western Division *Kombo South, a district of Gambia's Western Division *Kombo North/Saint Mary, a district of Gambia's Western Division * Kombo Kombo, a settlement in Kenya's Coast Province *Kombo-Abedimo, a commune and arrondissement in the Ndian département, Southwest Province, western Cameroon. * Kombo-Idinti, a commune and arrondissement in the Ndian département, Southwest Province, western Cameroon People with the surname *Ernest Kombo, Congolese Roman Catholic Bishop *Musikari Kombo, Kenyan politician Other *'' Kombo (company)'', a transport website based in France *''Pycnanthus angolensis'', a tree species or its product, kombo butter See also *Combo (other) Combo may refer to: Technology *Combo television unit, a television with either a VCR or a DVD player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kombo
Kombo was a kingdom and later a chieftaincy in Gambia during the colonial period. Kombo was part of the Mali Empire and gained independence after its fall, and was then ruled by the Sambou Bainunka clan. Mansa Karapha Yalli Jatta became the first King of Kombo, after seeking help from the then independent Kaabu Empire to establish the Kingdom of Kombo, he married the daughter of the Bainuk Queen Wullending Jasseh of Sanyang who sits at Gunjur and took her to Busumbala. Mansa Karapha Yalli Jatta was from the Jatta (Lion) clan who claim ancestry from Sundiata Keita the first Emperor of the Mali Empire. Kombo was ruled by two families, the Jatta (Djatta) and Bojang (Bodian) clans, when one clan becomes Mansa, the other clan gets to chose the crown prince from their own clan and vice versa. From 1840-1855 Mansa Suling Jatta was the King of Kombo, he was killed in the Soninke-Marabout war, and most of the Jatta clan moved to other regions. History There are relatively few men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kombo Central
Kombo Central is one of the nine districts of the Gambia's Western Division, which is located to the south of the Gambia River in the southwest of the country. Kombo Central is in the southwest of the division, between Kombo East and Kombo South Kombo South is one of the nine districts of the Gambia's Western Division, which is located to the south of the Gambia River in the southwest of the country. Kombo South is in the southwest of the division, between Kombo Central and Kombo North/ .... In the 2013 census, it had a population of 142,831. References West Coast Division (The Gambia) Districts of the Gambia {{Gambia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kombo East
Kombo East is one of the nine districts of the Gambia's Western Division, which is located to the south of the Gambia River The Gambia River (formerly known as the River Gambra) is a major river in West Africa, running from the Fouta Djallon plateau in north Guinea westward through Senegal and The Gambia to the Atlantic Ocean at the city of Banjul. It is navigabl ... in the southwest of the country. Kombo East is in the central south of the division, between Kombo Central and Foni Brefet. In June 2022, the clean-up of River Gambia from the oil spill from the MT FT Sturla began in the Kombo East district. References West Coast Division (The Gambia) Districts of the Gambia {{Gambia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kombo South
Kombo South is one of the nine districts of the Gambia's Western Division, which is located to the south of the Gambia River in the southwest of the country. Kombo South is in the southwest of the division, between Kombo Central and Kombo North/Saint Mary. In the 2013 census, it had a population of 108,773. The district includes the southern Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe an ... coast of the Gambia and the country's southernmost point. References West Coast Division (The Gambia) Districts of the Gambia {{Gambia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kombo North/Saint Mary
Kombo North/Saint Mary is one of the nine districts of the Gambia's Brikama Local Government Area (formerly known as the Western Division), which is located to the south of the Gambia River in the southwest of the country. Kombo North/Saint Mary is in the northwest of the LGA, between Kombo South and Kanifing LGA. It is the only district in the LGA with coasts on both the Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ... and the Gambia River, and is the most populated district in the LGA, with 344,756 inhabitants at the 2013 Census. Villages in the district include Amdalai. References West Coast Division (The Gambia) Districts of the Gambia {{Gambia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kombo Kombo
The Coast Province ( sw, Mkoa wa Pwani) of Kenya, along the Indian Ocean, was one of Kenya's eight provinces. It comprises the Indian Ocean coastal strip with the capital city at Mombasa and was inhabited by the Mijikenda and Swahili, among others. The province covered an area of 79,686.1 km2 and would have had a population of 3,325,307 in 2009. Tourist attraction Other important towns on the coastal strip include Diani in the South, and Kilifi, Malindi, Watamu and Lamu in the North. Part of the coastal population is located in resort and beach settlements as Kiongwe and Kipini. Diani Beach is now also a tourist center, with palm trees and the white sandy beaches like Mombasa. Malindi is where Vasco da Gama picked up his pilot to navigate with the monsoon winds to India; Mambrui appears to be the site where contact occurred with the Chinese during the era of the Yongle Emperor and the expeditions of Zheng He. Watamu is a small fishing community and East Africa's first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kombo-Abedimo
Kombo-Abedimo is a commune and arrondissement in the Ndian département, Southwest Province, western Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C .... ReferencesMinistry of Territorial Administration and Decentralization - Southwest province Communes of Southwest Region (Cameroon) {{Cameroon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kombo-Idinti
Kombo-Itindi is a commune and arrondissement in the Ndian département, Southwest Province, western Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C .... ReferencesMinistry of Territorial Administration and Decentralization - Southwest province Populated places in Southwest Region (Cameroon) {{Cameroon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Kombo
Ernest Kombo (March 27, 1941 – October 22, 2008) was a Congo-Brazzaville religious official born in 1941 in Pointe-Noire, French Equatorial Africa. He was ordained a Catholic priest for the Society of Jesus (S.J.) on July 6, 1973. On December 5, 1983, he was appointed the third bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nkayi and he was consecrated bishop on January 6, 1984 by Pope John Paul II assisted by Cardinals Eduardo Martínez Somalo and Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, inside St. Peter's Basilica. Following the appointment of Msgr. Georges-Firmin Singha as Bishop of Pointe-Noire, Bishop Kombo was transferred to the Diocese of Owando on July 7, 1990 as the second bishop of that diocese from the Republic of the Congo. He was very direct in his manner. From 1991 to 1992, he was elected to head Congo's interim legislature, the Conseil Superieur de la Republique (CRS). In October 1994, at the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, at the Vatican, Bishop Kombo proposed that some Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musikari Kombo
Musikari Nazi KomboOffice of Public CommunicationsMinisters (born March 13, 1944) is a Kenyan politician who serves as a nominated Member of Parliament. Born in Bungoma District, he attended Misikhu Primary School for his elementary education, then proceeded to Rakwaro Primary School, and finally moving to Mumias where he completed his primary education. He then attended Nyeri High School for his secondary education. He undertook his undergraduate studies at the University of Nairobi, majoring in economics. He was first elected as a Member of Parliament representing Webuye Constituency in 1992. He also served in the Government as Assistant Minister for Planning and Minister for Regional Development. He took over the Local Government Ministry in late 2003. He lost his seat as MP for Webuye in the 2007 general election, in which he was defeated by the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) candidate Alfred Sambu. As of June 2015, Kombo is the Chairman of FORD-Kenya. Personal life M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kombo (company)
Kombo was a kingdom and later a chieftaincy in Gambia during the colonial period. Kombo was part of the Mali Empire and gained independence after its fall, and was then ruled by the Sambou Bainunka clan. Mansa Karapha Yalli Jatta became the first King of Kombo, after seeking help from the then independent Kaabu Empire to establish the Kingdom of Kombo, he married the daughter of the Bainuk Queen Wullending Jasseh of Sanyang who sits at Gunjur and took her to Busumbala. Mansa Karapha Yalli Jatta was from the Jatta (Lion) clan who claim ancestry from Sundiata Keita the first Emperor of the Mali Empire. Kombo was ruled by two families, the Jatta (Djatta) and Bojang (Bodian) clans, when one clan becomes Mansa, the other clan gets to choose the crown prince from their own clan and vice versa. From 1840-1855 Mansa Suling Jatta was the King of Kombo, he was killed in the Soninke-Marabout war, and most of the Jatta clan moved to other regions. History There are relatively few ment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pycnanthus Angolensis
''Pycnanthus angolensis'' is a species of tree in the nutmeg family, Myristicaceae. It is native to Tropical Africa. Its English language common names include African nutmeg, false nutmeg, boxboard, and cardboard.''Pycnanthus angolensis''. AgroForestryTree Database. World Agroforestry Centre. In Africa it is widely known as ''ilomba''.Richter, H. G. and M. J. Dallwitz. 2000 onwards Commercial timbers: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval. DELTA – DEscription Language for TAxonomy. June, 2009. Description This |
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