The capital city of Guinea is Conakry, which is also its largest city and main Atlantic port. Conakry was founded by the French in 1884 and named after a local village. It is located on Tombo Island and the Camayenne Peninsula. Conakry became the capital of the protectorate of Rivières du Sud in 1891, the colony of French Guinea in 1893, and independent Guinea in 1958.
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