The capital of Congo is Brazzaville

The capital of the Congo is a city with a hard-to-remember name, Brazzaville. It is also the cultural and industrial center of the country. The capital of the Congo, whose photo, unfortunately, can rarely be found in the photo albums of our tourists, is located on the right bank of the river of the same name.

The surroundings of Brazzaville are replete with diverse fauna representatives, among which there are giraffes, antelopes, cheetahs, crocodiles, as well as numerous snakes and birds.

The capital of the Congo is quite large, by African standards, a city and has about 1 million inhabitants. Basically, the ethnic composition of Brazzaville includes representatives of African peoples (batek, bacong, mboshi and others), but also a small percentage of Americans and Europeans live there.

Brazzaville has its history since 1880, when the French military post was founded here. Those times are characterized by the active development of the territory of the Congo by the French and their attempts to establish total control over certain parts of Africa. To achieve these goals, the French needed a solid reinforcement on the Congo River.

Very quickly the city became the largest trade point, and a few years later became the administrative center of the French colony in the Congo. In 1960, the colony gained independence and became known as the Republic of the Congo, whose capital remained in Brazzaville. The official language here is French, but the Bantu languages also have a wide circulation.

Today the capital of the Congo is a real cultural center of the country. The largest number of primary and secondary schools is concentrated here. In addition, vocational and technical schools function in the city and the National University, opened in 1972. Also in Brazzaville there are two institutions: Pasteur and the Institute for Central African Studies. The capital of the Congo also has the National Museum, which conducts extensive educational work, and the National Theater of the Republic, complementing the cultural life of the local population.

As for the architecture of the city, here you can find a unique and bizarre combination of modern and traditional African buildings. The list of architectural and historical sights of Brazzaville includes the cathedral church of St. Anne, built in 1949, the Air France building, air lines hotel, stadium, lyceum, and a four-story bank building.

During your stay in Brazzaville, be sure to visit the cascade of the waterfalls of the Congo River. If you are a fan of water sports, then be sure to visit the nearby rivers - Niara, Qilu and Jueh.

For the purchase of souvenirs, you can visit both the numerous local shops and the crafts center located in Poto-Poto, which is an exhibition-fair of works of applied art by local masters. For the best clay and wickerwork is recommended to go to the villages of Makan and M'Pil, which are located only three kilometers from the city.