Sankandi
Sankandi is a town in the Lower River Division of the Gambia. It is in Kiang West district. In 2007, 585 people lived in Sankandi. In its history two Britons, who tried to make peace, were murdered in 1900. The Britons fought back and crushed the village.Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sankandi
- Type: Village with 581 residents
- Description: human settlement in Gambia
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Lower River Division, Gambia, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
13.29677° or 13° 17′ 48″ northLongitude
-15.83028° or 15° 49′ 49″ westPopulation
581Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)Open location code
7C5675W9+PVOpenStreetMap ID
node 3172360424OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2412163Wikidata ID
Q2799407
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