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Explore Bassik in Gambia
Bassik in the region of North Bank with its 270 inhabitants is a place in Gambia - some 73 mi or ( 117 km ) East of Banjul , the country's capital city .
Time in Bassik is now 02:17 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Banjul " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Ziguinchor, Saint-Louis, Kolda, Kaolack, and Dakar. Since you are here already, consider visiting Ziguinchor . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Bassik ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Trailer Senegal Tour
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
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
Travels up the River Gambia by boat in 1990 ..
Jola boys at Brufut singing while tilling the ground
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
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.
Located at 13.52 -15.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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.
Located at 13.47 -15.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Farafenni
Farafenni is a town in the Gambia, lying on the Trans-Gambia Highway in the North Bank Division, just south of the border with Senegal. It is an important market town. The population of Farafenni is around 30,000 and the main local language is Wolof, although Mandinka, Fula and other languages are also fairly common.
Located at 13.57 -15.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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.
Located at 13.43 -15.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Jarra West
Jarra West is one of the six districts of the Lower River Division of the Gambia.
Located at 13.42 -15.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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