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Jalaba Destination Guide

Explore Jalaba in Gambia

Jalaba in the region of North Bank is a town in Gambia - some 59 mi or ( 96 km ) East of Banjul , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Jalaba is now 06:43 AM (Wednesday) . 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 saw 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 Jalaba ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Roots/Visit To Juffureh & James Island(The Gambia)Part 3

5:04 min by Shaka Zion
Views: 857 Rating: 5.00

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 8(Meet Kunta Kintehs' Relatives

5:29 min by Shaka Zion
Views: 570 Rating: 3.67

Visit To Juffureh & James Island(Gambia) Place where Kunta Kinteh was born and captured as a slave. Alex Hailey wrote "Roots here. ..


Tendaba River Trip.wmv

2:31 min by RutlandOspreys
Views: 370 Rating: 0.00

Lyn Howells describes amazing views of a Clawless Otter during the Rutland Osprey Project team's evening boat trip at Tendaba. A pod of Bottle-nosed Dolphins made the evening even more memorable ..

In Africa

2:00 min by johnmorris006
Views: 285 Rating: 5.00

A short film of my experience in the gambia. The footage was filmed over a month and was edited together on return. I have just finished the full film which stands at about an hour in length and it fl ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Upper Baddibu

Upper Baddibu is one of the six districts of the North Bank Division of The Gambia. Its main town is Farafenni.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.55 -15.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Districts of the Gambia, North Bank Division

Pakala Forest Park

Pakala Forest Park is a forest park in the Gambia. Established on January 1, 1954, it covers 1161 hectares.

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Located at 13.57 -15.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Forest parks of the Gambia, Protected areas established in 1954

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.57 -15.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: North Bank Division, Populated places in the Gambia, The Gambia – Senegal border crossings

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.

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Located at 13.52 -15.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Road transport in Senegal, Transport in the Gambia

Lower River Division

Lower River is one of the five administrative divisions of the Gambia. Its capital is Mansa Konko.

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Located at 13.40 -15.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Divisions of the Gambia, Lower River Division