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.- Village
- …lies at an elevation of 72 metres (236 feet)
- Description: human settlement in Guinea-Bissau
- Also known as“Cam QuelifᔓCanquelefa”
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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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Canquelifá” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Canquelifá”
- German: “Canquelifá”
- Polish: “Canquelifá”
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