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Bakau Destination Guide

Discover Bakau in Gambia

Bakau in the region of Banjul with its 43,098 habitants is a town located in Gambia - some 7 mi or ( 12 km ) West of Banjul , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Bakau

Local time in Bakau is now 02:01 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Banjul " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Ziguinchor, Saint-Louis, Kolda, Kaolack, and Dakar. When in this area, you might want to check out Ziguinchor . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Bakau ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Isatou Ceesay on the Gambian Women's Recycling Project

2:26 min by GambiaRising
Views: 13664 Rating: 4.80

Isatou Ceesay has organized more than 80 Gambian women to crochet coin purses and other things out of strips of plastic from recycled plastic bags. She introduces the project in this short interview. ..

The Gambia:Bakau

3:25 min by Chip Chapin
Views: 11619 Rating: 5.00

The harbor, pier and fish market at Bakau, The Gambia. Short interviews with some of my traveling companions. ..


Kairaba avenue - The Gambia

1:01 min by radboutdct
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Met de taxi over Kairaba avenue - The Gambia. 25 november 2010. ..

The Gambia 2010 ~ Deel 1

8:03 min by knokie43
Views: 2932 Rating: 5.00

The Smiling Coast ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Bakau

Bakau is a town on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the Gambia, lying west of Banjul. It is known for its botanical gardens, its crocodile pool Bakau Kachikally and for the beaches at Cape Point. It is the first major suburb outside Banjul and the most developed town in the Gambia. Close to Bakau and Banjul is Serrekunda

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.48 -16.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Gambia

The Daily Observer

The Daily Observer is a newspaper published in Bakau in Banjul, the Gambia. The paper, Gambia's first daily newspaper, was founded by Kenneth Best in 1990. Best had previously managed another paper called the Daily Observer in Liberia, until the First Liberian Civil War caused him to relocate with his family to the Gambia. In October 1994, following Yahya Jammeh's military coup, Best was expelled from Gambia, although the newspaper was allowed to continue.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.48 -16.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1990 establishments in the Gambia, English-language newspapers, Newspapers published in the Gambia, Publications established in 1990

Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool

The Kachikally crocodile pool is located in the heart of Bakau about 10 miles (16 km) from the capital Banjul. It is one of three sacred crocodile pools used as sites for fertility rituals. The others are Folonko in Kombo South and Berending on the north bank.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.48 -16.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Museums in the Gambia, Religion in the Gambia

Independence Stadium (Bakau)

Independence Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bakau, Gambia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, although it is also used for music concerts, political events, trade fairs and national celebrations. The stadium holds 20,000 people.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.47 -16.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Athletics (track and field) venues in the Gambia, Football venues in the Gambia, Multi-purpose stadiums in the Gambia, National stadiums

The Gambia–United States relations

Gambian–American relations are bilateral relations between the Gambia and the United States.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.46 -16.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Bilateral relations of the Gambia, Bilateral relations of the United States, The Gambia–United States relations