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Explore Ballen in Gambia

Ballen in the region of Western is a town in Gambia - some 38 mi or ( 61 km ) South-East of Banjul , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Ballen

Current time in Ballen is now 04:51 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Banjul " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Ziguinchor, Saint-Louis, Kolda, Karounor, and Kaolack. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Ziguinchor . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Ballen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Extract from Futampaf 2011 from GRTS

5:59 min by nijiidk
Views: 8929 Rating: 3.67

From GRTS News on 10-02-211. This special Jola initiation ceremony known as "Futampaf" was a prominent item in the programme of activities of the 2011 International Roots Home Coming Festival; a bienn ..

Gambia, Jeffurre Kunta Kinte's village

1:19 min by arickuk
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Kunta Kinte village Children greeting us. ..


CHRISTMAS DAY AT THE COURTYARD, BRUFUT, GAMBIA.wmv

2:34 min by heleddytywysoges
Views: 843 Rating: 5.00

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Bijilo Forest & Monkey Park

1:13 min by hejamaan
Views: 678 Rating: 5.00

The guys are feeding the monkeys ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Foni Kansala

Foni Kansala is one of the nine districts of the Gambia's Western Division, which is located to the south of the Gambia River in the southwest of the country. Foni Kansala is in the southeast of the division, between Foni Bintang-Karenai and Foni Bondali.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.22 -16.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Districts of the Gambia, West Coast Division (Gambia)

Kanilai

Kanilai is a village in southern Gambia. President of the Gambia Yahya Jammeh was born in this village and expanded it after coming to power. It is now home to a presidential palace, a wrestling arena and a game park and zoo.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.18 -16.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Gambia

Boulayotte

Boulayotte is a settlement in Senegal.

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Located at 13.07 -16.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Populated places in Senegal

Foni Bintang-Karenai

Foni Bintang-Karenai is one of the nine districts of the Gambia's Western Division, which is located to the south of the Gambia River in the southwest of the country. Foni Bintang-Karenai is in the central south of the division, between Foni Kansala and Foni Brefet.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.25 -16.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Districts of the Gambia, West Coast Division (Gambia)

Foni Bondali

Foni Bondali is one of the nine districts of the Gambia's Western Division, which is located to the south of the Gambia River in the southwest of the country. Foni Bondali is in the southeast of the division, between Foni Kansala and Foni Jarrol.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.22 -15.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Districts of the Gambia, West Coast Division (Gambia)