Quartier Bagdad
The place
Quartier Bagdad in the Territorial Collectivity of French Guiana, Kourou/Sinnamary sector (French Guiana Atlantic coast, France French Guiana overseas department), at 19 m elevation, littoral plain of French Amazonia. Continuous French Guiana cluster (batches 260-394). COUNTRY ANOMALY: French Guiana absent from the country table, attribution to France French Guiana overseas department in line with administrative law. Informal multicultural district of Cayenne periphery Bagdad + heritage of Kourou Guiana Space Centre CSG 1968 European Ariane rockets iconic + Devil's Island 1854-1953 iconic penal colony Alfred Dreyfus 1894-1899 wrongful conviction antisemitism cause célèbre Zola J'accuse + Papillon Henri Charrière 1906-1973 Cayenne 1931 iconic escape + heritage of the Guianese Amerindians (Kalina/Palikur/Wayampi/Wayana/Emerillon peoples 15,000 6 indigenous nations + heritage of the Bushinengue Afro-Brazilian Maroons 40,000 Nenge-tongo/Aluku/Ndyuka/Paramaka languages + Guianese Creoles 100,000 Guianese Creole language).
The setting
Territorial Collectivity of French Guiana Kourou/Sinnamary French Guiana Atlantic coast France French Guiana overseas 19 m littoral plain French Amazonia, continuous cluster batches 260-394, informal district Cayenne periphery multicultural Bagdad + Kourou CSG 1968 Ariane iconic + Devil's Island 1854-1953 penal colony Dreyfus 1894-1899 antisemitism Zola J'accuse + Papillon Charrière 1906-1973 1931 escape, Amerindians Kalina/Palikur/Wayampi/Wayana/Emerillon 15,000 6 nations + Bushinengue Afro-Brazilian Maroons 40,000 Nenge-tongo/Aluku/Ndyuka/Paramaka + Creoles 100,000 Guianese Creole, ANOMALY French Guiana absent → France overseas department.
