Abiras

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For the creator in Antioquia mythology, see Abira

Abiras is a city in the present Central African Republic.

While that was still a French colony, named Haut-Oubangui ('Upper Ubangi') till 29 December 1903 and then Oubangui-Chari (Ubangi-Shari), Abiras was its capital since 1894, only to be replaced in 1906 by the present capital Bangui. [1]

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  1. ^ Chad and Ubangi-Shari to 1922 [1]
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