Manlobi (also: Malobi[2]) is a village of Ndyuka Maroons in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. The village is located on an island in the Tapanahony River.[1]
Manlobi
Malobi | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Place of sacrifice at Manlobi (1903) | |
  Manlobi | |
| Coordinates: 4°16′05″N 54°29′56″W / 4.268056°N 54.498889°W | |
| Country |  Suriname |
| District | Sipaliwini District |
| Resort | Tapanahony |
| Government | |
| • Captain | Alikani Godo[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (AST) |
Overview
editManlobi was built by runaway slaves from the plantations.[3] In 1797, it was reported that there was a village on this location.[4]
Manlobi has a school, and a Methodist church.[2] In 2010, a communication mast was placed on the Berayu mountain near the village, providing the village with mobile phone access.[5]
In 2007, Freedom Resources, a gold mining company, procured a large concession on the left shore of the river and built a settlement near the landing ground with a supermarket.[6] The mining activities have attracted skalians, illegal gold dredges, who pollute the river with mercury.[1]
In 2009, the short documentary Trypps #6 by Ben Russell was shot in Manlobi.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Goudwinning dichtbij Malobi zorgt voor spanningen tussen dorpsbewoners en ondernemer". Suriname Herald (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ a b Plan Bureau (2014). "Planning Office Suriname - Districts 2009-2013" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). p. 171.
- ^ "Suriname and the Maroons". Milwaukee Public Museum. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Just B.Ch. Wekker (1986). "Historische fragmenten rond 18e-eeuwse zendingsposten in Suriname". OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse Taalkunde, Letterkunde en Geschiedenis (in Dutch). p. 185. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Digicel verbindt nog eens ruim 4000 mensen met de wereld". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Goudwinning en ontwikkeling in Marrondorp Manlobi". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Trypps #6 (Malobi)". Dime Show. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
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