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Kankuran Destination Guide

Delve into Kankuran in Gambia

Kankuran in the region of Western is a city in Gambia - some 48 mi or ( 78 km ) East of Banjul , the country's capital .

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Current time in Kankuran is now 09:42 PM (Thursday) . 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 Kankuran ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Extract from Futampaf 2011 from GRTS

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From GRTS News on 10-02-211. This special Jola initiation ceremony known as "Futampaf" was a prominent item in the programme of activities of the 2011 International Roots Home Coming Festival; a bienn ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Foni Bondali

Foni Bondali is one of the nine districts of the Gambia's Western Division, which is located to the south of the Gambia River in the southwest of the country. Foni Bondali is in the southeast of the division, between Foni Kansala and Foni Jarrol.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.22 -15.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Districts of the Gambia, West Coast Division (Gambia)

Foni Jarrol

Foni Jarrol is one of the nine districts of the Gambia's Western Division, which is located to the south of the Gambia River in the southwest of the country. Foni Jarrol is in the far east of the division, between Foni Bondali and the border with Senegal.

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Located at 13.23 -15.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Districts of the Gambia, West Coast Division (Gambia)

Kanilai

Kanilai is a village in southern Gambia. President of the Gambia Yahya Jammeh was born in this village and expanded it after coming to power. It is now home to a presidential palace, a wrestling arena and a game park and zoo.

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Located at 13.18 -16.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Gambia

Kalagi

Kalagi is a town located in the Western Division of the Gambia. 40x40px Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kalagi {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:13|15|N|15|50|W|region:GM_type:city|| |primary |name= }} According to a 2009 estimate around 825 inhabitants live there. The result of the last published census of 1993 609.

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Located at 13.25 -15.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Gambia

Foni Kansala

Foni Kansala is one of the nine districts of the Gambia's Western Division, which is located to the south of the Gambia River in the southwest of the country. Foni Kansala is in the southeast of the division, between Foni Bintang-Karenai and Foni Bondali.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.22 -16.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Districts of the Gambia, West Coast Division (Gambia)