Kissy is a neighbourhood located on the eastern end of the capital,

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, in

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. It is known for its various health services, including the

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Health and Maternity ward, as well as Kissy Mental Hospital. Additionally, Kissy is home to over 500

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n refugees. In Kissy Village, you can find the ''Kissy Road Church of the Holy Trinity,'' which should not be confused with the Church of the Holy Trinity on ''Kissy Road.'' The latter was burned down by RUF rebel forces in 1999, but a restoration plan was implemented, successfully restoring the building. Moreover, the church on Kissy Road operated a school.

History

Photograph of a Male Lunatic Asylum at Kissy in Sierra Leone Wellcome L0046427

A female lunatic asylum at Kissy in Sierra Leone Wellcome L0046428

Kissy was founded in 1816 to provide accommodation for recaptives, liberated enslaved Africans, who had been brought to

by the

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. The Kissy Lunatic Asylum, the first

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established in colonial

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, was established here in 1820. It originally catered for both mentally and physically ill people who could not look after themselves. The Asylum was classified as a Colonial hospital in 1844. As the

expanded their colonial holdings, the catchment area of the asylum came to encompass the whole of

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Ferry

There is a ferry from Kissy in the south to Tagrin Point at the north of the harbour. At Tagrin Point, taxis are readily available to take passengers to

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References

External links

"Welcome to UMC Health and Maternity Center, Kissy, Sierra Leone"

* ttp://www.sierraleonemission.org Official site of the italian ''Giuseppini del Murialdos mission in Kissy Kissy town Kissy town Sierra Leone Liberated African villages Populated places established by Sierra Leone Creoles {{SierraLeone-geo-stub