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Explore Palen in Gambia

Palen in the region of North Bank is a town in Gambia - some 37 mi or ( 60 km ) East of Banjul , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Palen is now 08:01 AM (Monday) . 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 Palen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Groundnut.m4v

10:02 min by arodio
Views: 1225 Rating: 4.00

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 ..

RootsVisit To Juffureh & James Island Part 6

9:54 min by Shaka Zion
Views: 244 Rating: 0.00

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 7

8:51 min by Shaka Zion
Views: 237 Rating: 0.00

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

Weltrekord(versuch) im Reifenstapeln in West Afrika/Bakau

4:21 min by MartinasuperTT
Views: 130 Rating: 0.00

Der Weltrekordversuch in West Afrika/Bakau im Reifenstapeln mit Martina Fichte. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Lower Baddibu

Lower Baddibu is one of the six districts of the North Bank Division of the Gambia.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.50 -16.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Districts of the Gambia, North Bank Division

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.50 -16.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: North Bank Division, Populated places in the Gambia

Dobo Forest Park

Dobo Forest Park is a forest park in the Gambia. Established on January 1, 1954 it covers 732 hectares.

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Located at 13.55 -15.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Forest parks of the Gambia, Protected areas established in 1954

Marike Forest Park

Marike Forest Park is a forest park in the Gambia. Established on January 1, 1954, it covers 174 hectares.

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Located at 13.47 -16.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Forest parks of the Gambia, Protected areas established in 1954

Jalabiro Forest Park

Jalabiro Forest Park is a forest park in the Gambia. Established on January 1, 1954, it covers 59 hectares.

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Located at 13.50 -15.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Forest parks of the Gambia, Protected areas established in 1954