Yaoundé
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yaound-167-4301292
title:
Yaoundé
text:
Yaoundé is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,500 ft) above sea level. The outpost of Epsumb or Jeundo was founded between the Nyong and Sanaga rivers at the northern edge of the area's forests in 1887 by German explorers as a trading base for rubber and ivory. A military garrison was built in 1895 which enabled
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Capital of Cameroon
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaound%C3%A9
date created:
2002-06-16T23:50:09Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T04:24:08Z
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