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Sankwia Destination Guide

Touring Sankwia in Gambia

Sankwia in the region of Lower River with its 1,831 citizens is located in Gambia - some 71 mi or ( 115 km ) East of Banjul , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Sankwia

Time in Sankwia is now 05:23 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Banjul " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, 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 Sankwia ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Trailer Senegal Tour

3:05 min by saihernan
Views: 6623 Rating: 5.00

A global road-movie documentary series. PowerCultures, chapter Senegal (ex 13 world tour series). The upcoming tv-internet project from KaboPro, audiovisual productions. ..

Samba Lives In Africa Theme Song Video 1998

7:56 min by Joel Samuel
Views: 1810 Rating: 5.00

A Documentary Theme Song Video Featuring The Travels With A West African Boy produced entirely by Joel Samuel 1998 ..


A Gambia River Excursion Movie 1990

21:12 min by bscactus
Views: 1635 Rating: 5.00

Travels up the River Gambia by boat in 1990 ..

Jola boys at Brufut singing while tilling the ground

3:03 min by heleddytywysoges
Views: 1513 Rating: 5.00

They had been out working since early morning. I was really struck by their harmonies. These are traditional Jola songs. For subtitles/ translations please try www.youtube.com ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Mansa Konko

Mansa Konko is a town in the Gambia, lying north of Soma. Formerly the home of an important chief. Mansa Konko translates as "the hill of kings" in Mandinka. It was later an administrative centre under the British, from which time some buildings survive.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.47 -15.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Lower River Division, Populated places in the Gambia

Soma, Gambia

Soma is a town in the Gambia, lying south of the River Gambia. It is an important crossroads, where the main east-west road in the country crosses the Trans-Gambia Highway.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.43 -15.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Gambia

Jarra West

Jarra West is one of the six districts of the Lower River Division of the Gambia.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.42 -15.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Districts of the Gambia, Lower River Division

Nyanaberi Forest Park

Nyanaberi Forest Park is a forest park in the Gambia. Established on January 1, 1954, it covers 1198 hectares.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.42 -15.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Forest parks of the Gambia, Protected areas established in 1954

Trans-Gambia Highway

The Trans-Gambia Highway is the most important road in The Gambia, running across the centre of the nation in a north-south direction. The road is also economically important for Senegal, in which it is designated as the N4 road. The Gambia is an elongated state forming a country that is mostly situated in Senegal (but not an enclave, as it also borders the Atlantic Ocean). The Gambia almost separates the Casamance region from the remainder of Senegal.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.52 -15.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Road transport in Senegal, Transport in the Gambia