Klay, Liberia

Klay, Liberia
Klay, Liberia

Location in Liberia

Coordinates: 6°41′50″N 10°52′35″W / 6.69722°N 10.87639°W / 6.69722; -10.87639
Country Liberia
County Bomi County

Klay (Kle or Clay)[1] is a town in Bomi County, Liberia, located about 35 km (22 mi) to the north of the nation's capital city of Monrovia.[2] In 2002, this town was attacked by LURD rebels,[3] causing refugees to flee south and leave the town deserted.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ American University Foreign Area Studies (1972). Area handbook for Liberia. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 374.
  2. 1 2 Staff (February 11, 2002). "Humanitarian crisis looms in Liberia". BBC News. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
  3. ↑ Adebajo, Adekeye (2002). Liberia's civil war: Nigeria, ECOMOG, and regional security in West Africa. A Project of the International Peace Academy Series. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 235. ISBN 1-58826-052-6.

Coordinates: 6°41′50″N 10°52′35″W / 6.697343°N 10.876465°W / 6.697343; -10.876465

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