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Soma Destination Guide

Explore Soma in Gambia

Soma in the region of Lower River with its 9,869 inhabitants is a town in Gambia - some 70 mi or ( 113 km ) East of Banjul , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Soma

Current time in Soma is now 03:56 PM (Thursday) . 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, Kaolack, and Dakar. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Ziguinchor . We encountered 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 Soma ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Samba Cole - Lives In Africa

6:26 min by Joel Samuel
Views: 408 Rating: 5.00

A seven year old boy's magical life growing up in West Africa, including beautiful scenes of the River Gambia. One of the worlds largest navigable waterways. ..

Playing football in The Gambia (3)

3:17 min by EIDEP
Views: 216 Rating: 3.00

Last video of our school group playing a game of soccer against some locals in Soma, a village in middle-Gambia, Africa ..


Gambia Lumix Farafenni Ferry

2:17 min by detlefb1
Views: 159 Rating: 0.00

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Georgetown 2011

11:55 min by Huub van zelst
Views: 131 Rating: 0.00

Jan, Joke, Annet en Huub maken een driedaagse trip naar Georgetown. Banjul, Barra, Baboon Island, Janjanburay, Georgetown, Tentaba. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 0 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 2 km away
Tags: Districts of the Gambia, Lower River Division

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

Nyanaberi Forest Park

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

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Located at 13.42 -15.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Forest parks of the Gambia, Protected areas established in 1954

Kaiaf Forest Park

Kaiaf Forest Park is a forest park in the Gambia. Established on January 1, 1954, it covers 26 hectares.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.41 -15.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Forest parks of the Gambia, Protected areas established in 1954