Kissy, Sierra Leone
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Kissy is a neighbourhood located on the eastern end of the capital,
Kissy Mental Hospital. Additionally, Kissy is home to over 500 Liberian refugees. In Kissy Village, you can find the Kissy Road Church of the Holy Trinity, which should not be confused with the Church of the Holy Trinity on Kissy Road. The latter was burned down by RUF
rebel forces in 1999, but a restoration plan was implemented, successfully restoring the building. Moreover, the church on Kissy Road operated a school.
History
Kissy was founded in 1816 to provide accommodation for
Sub-Saharan Africa, was established here in 1820. It originally catered for both mentally and physically ill people who could not look after themselves.[2]: 28 The Asylum was classified as a Colonial hospital in 1844.[2]: 28 As the British expanded their colonial holdings, the catchment area of the asylum came to encompass the whole of British West Africa.[2]
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Ferry
There is a ferry from Kissy in the south to
Lungi International Airport.[4]
References
- ^ Sanneh, Lamin (2009). Abolitionists Abroad: American Blacks and the Making of Modern West Africa. Cammbrideg, Mass.: Harvard University Press.
- ^ a b c Akyeampong, Emmanuel (2015). Akyeampong, Emmanuel; Hill, Allan G.; Kleinman, Arthur (eds.). The Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in Africa. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
- ^ "Kissy Ferry Terminal - Wikimapia". Archived from the original on 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
- ^ Ferry arrives at Targrin in Sierra Leone. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-09.
External links
- "Welcome to UMC Health and Maternity Center, Kissy, Sierra Leone"
- "Sierra Leone IVD celebration highlights refugees' voluntary contribution"
- Official site of the italian Giuseppini del Murialdo's mission in Kissy
8°28′N 13°12′W / 8.467°N 13.200°W
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