Fort de Shinkakasa
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The Fort de Shinkakasa, also called Fort Boma, was a fortification built in the Congo Free State to defend access to the Congo river in 1891. It is located about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) west of Boma which was the capital of the Free State and later the Belgian Congo from 1886 to 1926.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 
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Location: -5.8569, 13.0328, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Congo–Arab War ⓘ
1892–1894 war between the Congo Free state and the Arabo-Swahilis -
Fort de Shinkakasa ⓘ
building in Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Construction du Fort de Shinkakasa - 1899
Cableway and Decauville at the Fort of Shinkakasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1891-1909
Fort de Shinkakasaa in Boma Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Decauville railway bridge at Fort of Shinkakasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1891-1909
SS ‘Akassa’ unloading gravel at Shinkakasa during the construction of the Fort of Shinkakasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1891-1909 (Shanu. RMCA)
Decauville railway at the Fort of Shinkakasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1891-1909
Shinkakasa05| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 1885 | Congo Free State | Wikidata | |
| event | war | 1892 | Congo–Arab War | Sefu bin Hamid, Congo Free State, Tippu Tip, proxy war | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort de Shinkakasa | fort | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Construction du Fort de Shinkakasa - 1899 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Cableway and Decauville at the Fort of Shinkakasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1891-1909 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Fort de Shinkakasaa in Boma Democratic Republic of the Congo | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Shinkakasa02 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Decauville railway bridge at Fort of Shinkakasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1891-1909 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | SS ‘Akassa’ unloading gravel at Shinkakasa during the construction of the Fort of Shinkakasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1891-1909 (Shanu. RMCA) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Decauville railway at the Fort of Shinkakasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1891-1909 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Shinkakasa05 | Commons | ||
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