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Quelimane

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[kel-uh-mah-nuh] / ˌkɛl əˈmɑ nə /

noun

  1. a seaport in E Mozambique.


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Police arrested 70 people, including 60 in Nampula and others in capital Maputo, Nacala and Quelimane, he said.

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2023

"Local authorities came around my neighbourhood to alert us of the imminent danger. They blew the whistle," recalled 31-year-old Quelimane resident Amelia Antonio.

From Reuters • Mar. 20, 2023

Freddy made landfall in the seaport of Quelimane in Mozambique on Saturday where there are reports of damage to houses and farmlands, although the extent of the destruction is not yet clear.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2023

“We have seen quite widespread devastation,” Guy Taylor, spokesman for the United Nations children’s agency Unicef, said from Quelimane, one of the worst hit towns in Mozambique.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023

The southern part of the Makua domain is occupied by the Ci-cuambo of the Quelimane district.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various