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Sankalang Destination Guide

Delve into Sankalang in Gambia

Sankalang in the region of North Bank is a city in Gambia - some 70 mi or ( 112 km ) East of Banjul , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Sankalang

Current time in Sankalang is now 11:21 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Banjul " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Ziguinchor, Saint-Louis, Kolda, Kaolack, and Dakar. While being here, 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. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Sankalang ? 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 ..


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 ..

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. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 6 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.

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

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 9 km away
Tags: Forest parks of the Gambia, Protected areas established in 1954

Senegambian stone circles

The Senegambian stone circles lie in Gambia north of Janjanbureh and in central Senegal. Coordinates: 13° 41 N – 15° 31 W. Approximate area: 15,000 square miles (39,000 km²). They are sometimes divided into the Wassu (Gambian) and Sine-Saloum (Senegalese) circles, but this is purely a national division. The stones were erected around the eighth century on top of earlier graves.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.69 -15.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: African archaeology, Archaeological sites in Senegal, Archaeological sites in the Gambia, History of Senegal, History of the Gambia, Janjanbureh, Gambia, Prehistoric Africa, Serer history, Stone circles, World Heritage Sites in Senegal, World Heritage Sites in the Gambia

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 13 km away
Tags: Lower River Division, Populated places in the Gambia