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Macca Destination Guide
Touring Macca in Gambia
Macca in the region of Lower River is a city located in Gambia - some 30 mi or ( 48 km ) East of Banjul , the country's capital city .
Time in Macca is now 02:28 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Banjul " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Ziguinchor, Saint-Louis, Kolda, Kaolack, and Dakar. Being here already, consider visiting Ziguinchor . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Macca ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Groundnut.m4v
This is the final version of a documentary I made, centered around the groundnut, in Toto Bah Village. I served as an agroforestry extensionist with the Peace Corps there way back when ..
Groundnut.m4v
This is the first version. Please see the newer film posted above. ..
RootsVisit To Juffureh & James Island Part 6
Visit To Juffureh & James Island(Gambia) Place where Kunta Kinteh was born and captured as a slave. Alex Hailey wrote "Roots here. ..
Roots/Visit To Juffureh & James Island Part 7
Visit To Juffureh & James Island(Gambia) Place where Kunta Kinteh was born and captured as a slave. Alex Hailey wrote "Roots here. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Marike Forest Park
Marike Forest Park is a forest park in the Gambia. Established on January 1, 1954, it covers 174 hectares.
Located at 13.47 -16.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Kerewan
Kerewan is a town in the Gambia, Build by Mamadi Safiyatu Fatty some 400 years ago. Located beside the Miniminiyang Bolong, about 60 km from the capital Banjul. It is the Administrative headquarter of the North Bank Division. Kerewan is the birthplace of Kitabu Kassama of University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Georgia. Kerewan has the following areas: Dinkareh, Banta SU, Korosumang and Area Council. Dinkareh used to have a very good soccer team called Cannon.
Located at 13.50 -16.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Lower Baddibu
Lower Baddibu is one of the six districts of the North Bank Division of the Gambia.
Located at 13.50 -16.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Jokadu
Jokadu is one of the six districts of the North Bank Division of the Gambia. Families living in the Jokadu district of the Gambia are amongst the poorest in Africa. A project is underway to build a health clinic in the village of Bakang. The nearest medical help is a 4 hour journey from Bakang by donkey cart. This means there are many fatalities, due to the time lapse before appropriate treatment can be administered.
Located at 13.53 -16.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Kiang West
Kiang West is one of the six districts of the Lower River Division of the Gambia.
Located at 13.33 -16.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 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.