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Reena Strehle the city of my birth is Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa. Lagos City, Nigeria was named after the city of Lagos, Portugal. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to arrive in Lagos, Nigeria in the 15th century. They were drawn to the area because of its strategic location on the Gulf of Guinea, which made it a convenient port for trade and exploration. The Portuguese named the area "Lagos", which means "lakes" in Portuguese, because of the many lagoons and estuaries that surround the city. In the 16th century, Lagos was conquered by the Benin Empire. The Benis renamed the city "Eko", which means "camp" in the Yoruba language. However, the Portuguese name of "Lagos" continued to be used by Europeans, and it eventually became the official name of the city. In 1861, Lagos became a British colony. Under British rule, Lagos grew rapidly and became the most important port in Nigeria. After Nigeria gained independence in 1960, Lagos became the country's capital city. Today, Lagos is the most populous city in Africa and one of the largest cities in the world. It is a major financial and commercial center, and it is also home to a diverse range of cultures and languages.
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🏞️ Denmark, Western Australia 🇦🇺 This place has an interesting story behind the name. The coastline of the Denmark area was observed for the first time in 1627 by the Dutchman François Thijssen, captain of the ship 't Gulden Zeepaert (The Golden Seahorse), who sailed to the east as far as Ceduna in South Australia and back. Captain Thijssen had discovered the south coast of Australia and charted about 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) of it between Cape Leeuwin and the Nuyts Archipelago. Two centuries later, when the first Europeans entered the lands around the present Denmark, the area was inhabited by the Noongar. Aborigines called the river and the inlet Kwoorabup, which means 'place of the black wallaby' (kwoor). The Denmark River was named in December 1829 by naval ship's surgeon Thomas Braidwood Wilson after his mentor, naval surgeon Alexander Denmark, Physician of the Fleet, Resident Physician at the Royal Hospital Haslar, and past-Physician to the Mediterranean Fleet. Wilson discovered the river while exploring the area in company with the Noongar Mokare from King George Sound, John Kent (officer in charge of the Commissariat at Frederick Town, King George Sound), two convicts and Private William Gough of the 39th Regiment, while his ship the Governor Phillip was being repaired at King George Sound. Do you have a place in your country named after a foreign place or person? #Travel #Australia #Culture #LinkedIn #LinkedInforCreators #LinkedInNews 📸 Apertunity_