Canquelifá
Canquelifá, sometimes spelled Kankelefa, is a village in the Gabú Region of north-eastern Guinea-Bissau. It lies to the northwest of Buruntuma. Kankelefa was the site of a large tata, the home and power center of the ruler of Paquesi, one of the constituent kingdoms of the Kaabu Empire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Guinea-Bissau
- Also known as: “Cam Quelifá”, “Canquelefa”, and “Canquelifa”
Canquelifá
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
12.5786° or 12° 34′ 43″ northLongitude
-13.84567° or 13° 50′ 44″ westElevation
72 metres (236 feet)Open location code
7C48H5H3+CPOpenStreetMap ID
node 2316595786OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Canquelifá” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Canquelifá”
- German: “Canquelifá”
- Polish: “Canquelifá”
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