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Sintiou Koel Destination Guide

Touring Sintiou Koel in Senegal

Sintiou Koel in the region of Kaolack is located in Senegal - some 138 mi or ( 222 km ) South-East of Dakar , the country's capital city .

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Time in Sintiou Koel is now 06:16 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Dakar " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Ziguinchor, Touba, Sotokoye, Saint-Louis, and Kolda. Being here already, consider visiting Ziguinchor . Check out our recommendations for Sintiou Koel ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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 13 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

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 18 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 19 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 19 km away
Tags: North Bank Division, Populated places in the Gambia, The Gambia – Senegal border crossings

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 21 km away
Tags: Districts of the Gambia, North Bank Division