Fourah Bay
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Fourah Bay is a neighborhood in the West End of Freetown
, Sierra Leone
. Fourah Bay is known for its rich culture and deeply religious muslim people. Fourah Bay is largely muslim and is home to Sierra Leone's biggest and West Africa's oldest university, the Fourah Bay College
([Founded in 1827)) to which it gives its name. It is also the dynamic and unique home of the Oku people better known as the Sierra Leonean Muslim Creoles people. Some notable Krio muslim family in Fourah Bay include the Alharazim, Alghali family, the Dean Family, the mahdi family, the cole family, the Rahman family, and also the Savage family.
Freetown
Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean located in the Western Area of the country, and had a city proper population of 772,873 at the 2004 census. The city is the economic, financial, and cultural center of...
, Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
. Fourah Bay is known for its rich culture and deeply religious muslim people. Fourah Bay is largely muslim and is home to Sierra Leone's biggest and West Africa's oldest university, the Fourah Bay College
Fourah Bay College
Fourah Bay College is the oldest university college in West Africa. It is located atop Mount Aureol in Freetown, Sierra Leone...
([Founded in 1827)) to which it gives its name. It is also the dynamic and unique home of the Oku people better known as the Sierra Leonean Muslim Creoles people. Some notable Krio muslim family in Fourah Bay include the Alharazim, Alghali family, the Dean Family, the mahdi family, the cole family, the Rahman family, and also the Savage family.