Tubmanburg

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Tubmanburg
Lake at Tubmanburg
Lake at Tubmanburg
Tubmanburg (Liberia)
Tubmanburg
Tubmanburg
Location in Liberia
Coordinates: 6°52′N 10°49′W / 6.867, -10.817
Country Liberia
County Bomi County
District

Tubmanburg, also known as Bomi and formerly known as Vaitown, is the capital of Bomi County in Liberia. It lies in the Bomi Hills north of Monrovia and was an iron ore and diamond mining centre until is was largely destroyed in the Liberian Civil War. It is now the headquarters of the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy rebel group.


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Coordinates: 6°52′N, 10°49′W


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