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Discover Babou in Senegal

Babou in the region of Kaolack is a town located in Senegal - some 136 mi or ( 219 km ) South-East of Dakar , the country's capital .

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Local time in Babou is now 02:26 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Dakar " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Ziguinchor, Saint-Louis, Nioro du Rip, Leyene, and Kolda. When in this area, you might want to check out Ziguinchor . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Babou ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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A Roots Journey-Travel to the land of Alex Haley's Kunta Kinteh

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Interesting facts about this location

Nioro du Rip Department

Nioro du Rip Department is one of the departments of Senegal, located in the Kaolack Region.

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Located at 13.75 -15.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Departments of Senegal, Kaolack Region

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

Upper Baddibu

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

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Located at 13.55 -15.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Districts of the Gambia, North Bank Division

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.

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Located at 13.57 -15.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: North Bank Division, Populated places in the Gambia, The Gambia – Senegal border crossings

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.

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Located at 13.69 -15.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 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