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Kajana is a village in Sipaliwini District, Suriname. It lies on the Gaan-lio, which together with the Pikin Lio forms the Suriname River. The population call themselves Kadosi-nengre after Cardoso who was the owner of the plantation they ran away from. The village is home to Maroons of the Saramaka tribe.
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