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Discover Cheken in Gambia
Cheken in the region of Central River is a place located in Gambia - some 103 mi or ( 166 km ) East of Banjul , the country's capital .
Local time in Cheken is now 05:53 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Banjul " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, 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 discovered 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 Cheken ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
7.000 km bis Jahaly 9/9 -- with English subtitles --
Ein Videotagebuch über den Hilfskonvoi 2009 von Deutschland nach Gambia. Teil 9 von 9: Buschhotel bis Buschklinik Jahaly/Gambia. Der Hilfskonvoi mit 8 Autos und 19 Fahrern startete am 27.2.2009 in Hat ..
The Leaders of Tomorrow
A montage of some of the pictures taken on the visit to Sambel Kunda in The Gambia in December 2010 and also some of the local primary school now and in 2005. ..
Whose legs are these?
A children's game from Gambia. Perhaps originally in Wollof, but also sung in a mixture of Wollof, Mandinka, and Fula ..
Footage of the Gambia Expedition
Some footage we shot during the expedition on river Gambia. For more then 60 days we travelled from Fatoto to the Atlantic Ocean near Banjul. This man at the end was attacked by a tigerfish he just ca ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Kaolang Forest Park
Kaolang Forest Park is a forest park in the Gambia. Established on January 1, 1954, it covers 2379 hectares.
Located at 13.58 -15.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Niamina East
Niamina East is one of the ten districts of the Central River Division of the Gambia.
Located at 13.63 -15.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Nyassang Forest Park
Nyassang Forest Park is a forest park in the Gambia. Established on January 1, 1954, it covers 2347 hectares.
Located at 13.63 -14.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Central River Division
Central River is the largest of the five administrative divisions of the Gambia. Its capital is Janjanbureh (formerly Georgetown), on MacCarthy Island. The largest settlement is Bansang, with an estimated population in 2008 of 8,381. Until 1995 the division was known as MacCarthy Island Division, which had been established as one of five administrative areas of Gambia Protectorate in the early 20th century. It is located on both sides of Gambia River, and its total population in 2003 was 185,703
Located at 13.57 -14.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
River Gambia National Park
River Gambia National Park is a national park in the Gambia.
Located at 13.64 -14.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.