According to the griots, when the first European landed some where around Banjulo, he asked where he was and one old man said "Fakambia," meaning Fakabi's place. Brothers, and sisters, this was oral history. Banjul was named after a "Banjulo" tree around the River Gambia. Comrade, Muhammad Lamine Jassey-Conteh ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------