Canquelifá

Canquelifá, sometimes spelled Kankelefa, is a village in the Gabú Region of north-eastern . It lies to the northwest of . 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.
  • Village
  • …lies at an elevation of 72 metres (236 feet)
  • Description: human settlement in Guinea-Bissau
  • Also known as
    “Cam Quelifá”
    “Canquelefa”

Canquelifá

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Latitude
12.5786° or 12° 34′ 43″ north
Longitude
-13.84567° or 13° 50′ 44″ west
Open location code
7C48H5H3+CP
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Open­Street­Map feature
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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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