Farenya

Farenya Faringhia, Faringuia, Farringhia, Farénya, Foringuia
populated settlement
Farenya Location in Guinea
Coordinates: 10°16′N 13°58′W / 10.267°N 13.967°WCoordinates: 10°16′N 13°58′W / 10.267°N 13.967°W
Country	Guinea
Region	Boké Region
Prefecture	Boffa Prefecture
Farenya	1809
Elevation[1]	177 ft (54 m)
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Farenya is a settlement in Boffa Prefecture, Boké Region, Guinea. It is situated 69 miles (or 111 km) north of Conakry.^[2] It is located on the Pongo River.

History

Farenya was founded by Stiles Edward Lightbourn a slave trader from Bermuda and his Luso-African wife Niara Bely.^[3] They had originally lived in nearby Bangalan and established Farenya in 1809.^[4]

British raid in 1841

The location was used to wharehouse a variety of goods. In 1841 some boats of war from the corvette HMS Iris part of the British West Africa Squadron, raided Farenya burning the wharehouses and the goods located inside them.^[5]

References

1. "Farénya / Prefecture de Boffa". getamap.net. getamap.net. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
2. "Farenya". Trip Suggest. Jorge Piccadilly. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
3. Montgomery, Warner M. (2004). "The African Slave Trade Trail: Part One The Lightburn Mystery". The Columbia Star (22 July 2004): 14. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
4. Kelly, Kenneth (2006). "Preliminary Archaeological Reconnaissance of Sites Related to the Slave Trade Era along the Upper Rio Pongo, Guinea". Nyame Akuma (No. 65 June 2006): 24 –32. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
5. Correspondence on the slave trade with foreign powers, parties to treaties and conventions, under which captured vessels are to be tried by tribunals of the nation to which they belong : From January 1 to December 31, 1841, inclusive. London: William Clowes and Sons. 1842.