Overview of Gabon

The earliest inhabitants of the area were Pygmy peoples. They were largely replaced and absorbed by Bantu tribes as they migrated. In the 15th century, the first Europeans arrived. The nation's present name originates from "Gabão", Portuguese for "cloak", which is roughly the shape of the estuary of the Komo River close to the capital of Libreville. Read More »

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On the Map in Gabon

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Baie de Banda, a bay in Province de la Nyanga
Baie du Prince, a bay in Province de l' Ogooue-Maritime
Bambecan in Province de l' Ogooue-Lolo
Bambera-Biyoko in Province de l' Ogooue-Lolo
Bambidie, a stream in Province de l' Ogooue-Lolo
Bambila in Province de l' Ogooue-Ivindo
Bambo in Province de l' Ogooue-Ivindo
Bamboma, a stream in Province de la Ngounie
Bambora in Province de l' Ogooue-Lolo
Bamboussa, a stream in Province de l' Ogooue-Lolo
Bame in Province du Woleu-Ntem
Bamvomo in Province du Moyen-Ogooue
Bana in Province de la Nyanga
Banc du Prince, a shoal in Province de l' Ogooue-Maritime
Banda Namba in Province de la Nyanga
Bandangala in Province de l' Ogooue-Lolo
Bandegue in Province du Haut-Ogooue
Bandjiba, a stream in Province de l' Ogooue-Lolo
Bandoba, a stream in Province de la Nyanga
Bandoungo, a stream in Province de l' Ogooue-Lolo
Bandoungou in Province de la Ngounie
Campement du Passeur in Province de l' Ogooue-Lolo
Chaine de L' Otoumbi, a hill in Province du Moyen-Ogooue
Colline de la Table, a hill in Province de la Nyanga
Defile de Mitoungou, a gorge in Province de la Nyanga
Kaga I in Province de la Ngounie
Kaga II in Province de la Ngounie
Kaka, a stream in Province de l' Ogooue-Ivindo
Kaki in Province de la Nyanga
Kakoua, a stream in Province du Woleu-Ntem
Kalami in Province du Haut-Ogooue
Kaleton in Province de l' Estuaire
Kalingoue in Province de la Ngounie
Kam in Province de l' Estuaire
Kamalete in Province de la Ngounie
Kamba in Province de la Ngounie
Kamba I in Province de la Ngounie
Kambala in Province de la Nyanga

Kamo, a stream in Province de l' Ogooue-Lolo
Kamou, a stream in Province de l' Ogooue-Lolo
Kanapo in Province de la Nyanga
Missassa in Province de la Nyanga
Missele in Province du Woleu-Ntem
Misseleu, a stream in Province du Woleu-Ntem
Missemba, a stream in Province du Haut-Ogooue
Missi, a stream in Province du Moyen-Ogooue
Missiba, a stream in Province du Moyen-Ogooue
Missigou in Province de la Ngounie
Missolo, a stream in Province du Woleu-Ntem
Missongo, a stream in Province du Woleu-Ntem
Missongue, a stream in Province de la Ngounie
Missoti in Province de la Nyanga
Missouli in Province de la Nyanga
Mitam, a stream in Province du Woleu-Ntem
Mitamba, a stream in Province de l' Ogooue-Ivindo
Monts Bangali, a hill in Province du Haut-Ogooue
Monts Yolengomo, a hill
Monts Yougongou, a hill in Province du Haut-Ogooue
Pic Yene-Yene, a peak in Province du Woleu-Ntem
Plaine Bia Bonga, a plain in Province de l' Ogooue-Maritime
Plateau de Mouchekoua, a plateau in Province du Haut-Ogooue
Plateau de Yeye, a plateau in Province du Haut-Ogooue
Pounga-Nganda in Province de la Nyanga
Poungi in Province de l' Ogooue-Lolo
Poungo in Province de l' Ogooue-Lolo
Poungou in Province de la Ngounie
Poungou I in Province de la Ngounie
Poungou II in Province de la Ngounie
Poungui in Province de la Ngounie
Poupa in Province de l' Ogooue-Lolo
Pouya, a stream in Province de la Ngounie
Povo in Province de la Nyanga
Rapide Bandja, a rapids in Province de l' Ogooue-Ivindo
Rapides de Kamba, a rapids in Province de l' Ogooue-Lolo

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Charholanwala in Punjab, Pakistan
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Clarks Creek Shoals, a bar in Washington County, Tennessee
Dibijilaabo, a waterhole in Lower Juba, Somalia
Drozdovo in Tverskaya Oblast', Russia
El Khobna in Wilaya de Ouargla, Algeria
El Suich in Chihuahua, Mexico
Furlonge Bay, a bay in Ontario
Garden City Police Department, a building in Finney County, Kansas
Hicks Lake, a lake in Nova Scotia

Huanatira in Departamento de Arequipa, Peru
Konyukhi in Brestskaya Voblasts', Belarus
Kuh-e Mir `Ali Daghi, a mountain in Ostan-e Markazi, Iran
Letwa in Myanmar
Mike Creek, a stream in Ravalli County, Montana
Mloko in Central Java, Indonesia
Mopeia in Provincia de Zambezia, Mozambique
Nioniba in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Nyakavumu in Southern Province, Rwanda
Ovanibe in Cross River State, Nigeria
Rabbs Prairie, a plain in Fayette County, Texas
Sayyadan-e Sofla in Ostan-e Sistan va Baluchestan, Iran
Sogrino in Perm Krai, Russia
South Boston Elementary School, a school in Halifax County, Virginia
Taech'i in Gangwon, South Korea

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