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Discover Pakha in Senegal

Pakha in the region of Kaolack is a town located in Senegal - some 132 mi or ( 213 km ) South-East of Dakar , the country's capital .

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Local time in Pakha is now 10:14 AM (Monday) . 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, Vanar, Tjisse Kaymor, Tinndoye, and Tiennpol. When in this area, you might want to check out Ziguinchor . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Pakha ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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 9 km away
Tags: Departments of Senegal, Kaolack Region

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 23 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

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 24 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.

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Located at 13.57 -15.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: North Bank Division, Populated places in the Gambia, The Gambia – Senegal border crossings