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    Commewijne is a district of Suriname, located on the right bank of the Suriname River. Commewijne's capital city is Nieuw Amsterdam. Tamanredjo is another...
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    Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname (category Populated places in Commewijne District)
    capital of the Commewijne District in Suriname. It is a small coastal town situated at the confluence of the Suriname River and Commewijne River, just across...
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    Meerzorg (category Populated places in Commewijne District)
    million in 2018) worth of goods and slaves. To protect Paramaribo and Commewijne from future attacks, Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam was constructed, and opened...
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    Fort Sommelsdijk (category Commewijne District)
    Cornelis van Aerssen van Sommelsdijck became the first Dutch governor of Suriname. He built a plantation near the confluence of the Commewijne and Cottica...
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    Braamspunt (category Populated places in Commewijne District)
    Commewijne District of Suriname. Braamspunt is the most western point of the Commewijne District at the combined mouth of the Suriname and Commewijne...
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    bridge over the river Suriname between Paramaribo and Meerzorg in the Commewijne district. The bridge was built during the tenure of President Jules Albert...
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    Paramaribo (category Populated places in Paramaribo District)
    Sedney Terminal". Havenbeheer (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 May 2021. "DE GESCHIEDENIS VAN MEERZORG, ZOALS BESCHREVEN IN OUDE KRANTENBERICHTEN, DEEL 1 (1915-1940)"...
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    Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam (category Commewijne District)
    Suriname built from 1734 to 1747 at the confluence of the Suriname and Commewijne rivers. It is open to the public as an open-air museum. The necessity...
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    Tapanahony (category Populated places in Sipaliwini District)
    indigenous TiriyĆ³. Slaves who had recently fled from Armina and Boven Commewijne were stationed at Poeloegoedoe near the confluence of the Tapanahoni and...
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    Diitabiki (category Populated places in Sipaliwini District)
    one of the villages. Slaves who had recently fled from Armina and Boven Commewijne were stationed near the confluence of the Tapanahoni and Lawa River to...
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