Kissy, Sierra Leone
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Kissy is a poor neighborhood on the eastern end of the Sierra Leone
an capital of Freetown
. It is also home to numerous health services, including a United Methodist Church
Health and Maternity ward as well as a mental hospital. It is also home to over 500 Liberia
n refugees. The Kissy Road Church of the Holy Trinity is located in Kissy Village and it should not be confused with the Church of the Holy Trinity on Kissy Road which in 1999 was completely burned down by RUF
rebel forces. A restoration plan was put in place to restore that church and the building has been restored. The church on Kissy Road also ran a school.
at the north of the harbour. http://wikimapia.org/852739/Kissy-Ferry-Terminal
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
an capital of Freetown
Freetown
Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean located in the Western Area of the country, and had a city proper population of 772,873 at the 2004 census. The city is the economic, financial, and cultural center of...
. It is also home to numerous health services, including a United Methodist Church
United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley...
Health and Maternity ward as well as a mental hospital. It is also home to over 500 Liberia
Liberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
n refugees. The Kissy Road Church of the Holy Trinity is located in Kissy Village and it should not be confused with the Church of the Holy Trinity on Kissy Road which in 1999 was completely burned down by RUF
Revolutionary United Front
The Revolutionary United Front was a rebel army that fought a failed eleven-year war in Sierra Leone, starting in 1991 and ending in 2002. It later developed into a political party, which existed until 2007...
rebel forces. A restoration plan was put in place to restore that church and the building has been restored. The church on Kissy Road also ran a school.
Ferry
There is a ferry from Kissy in the south to Tagrin PointTagrin Point
Tagrin Point is the proposed location of a deep water port to replace the older and shallower port of Port Pepel in Sierra Leone. It would be connected to existing and new iron ore mined by an upgraded railway line converted to standard gauge.- Ferry :...
at the north of the harbour. http://wikimapia.org/852739/Kissy-Ferry-Terminal