Old Jeswang

Old Jeswang is a locality in Banjul, Gambia and has about 9,060 residents. Old Jeswang is situated nearby to the locality Kanifing Industrial Estate, as well as near the area Camaloo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Independence Stadium and Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool.

Independence Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Annatto, Public domain.

Independence Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bakau, Gambia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, although it is also used for athletics, concerts, political events, trade fairs and national celebrations. The stadium holds 20,000 people.

Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool

Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Kachikally crocodile pool is located in the heart of Bakau, Gambia, about 10 miles from the capital Banjul. It is one of three sacred crocodile pools used as sites for fertility rituals.

Pipeline Mosque

Mosque

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Pipeline Mosque is the main mosque of Serekunda, The Gambia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kanifing and Serekunda.

Kanifing

Town

Kanifing is a municipality, local government area and district in the Gambia. It is part of the Greater Banjul Area, to the west of Banjul, and is governed by Kanifing Municipal Council.

Serekunda

Photo: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Serekunda is a major city and the largest metropolitan area in The Gambia. It is situated close to the Atlantic coast, on the Gambia River, near the capital, Banjul.

Bakau

Suburb

Photo: N3ddo!, CC BY 2.0.

Bakau is a town on the Atlantic coast of Gambia, west of Gambia's capital city of Banjul. It is known for its botanical gardens, its crocodile pool Bakau Kachikally and for the beaches at Cape Point. Bakau is situated 2½ km northwest of Old Jeswang.

Old Jeswang

Type: Locality with 9,060 residents
Also known as: “Old Jeshwang”
Location: Banjul, Gambia, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

13.45861° or 13° 27′ 31″ north

Longitude

-16.66333° or 16° 39′ 48″ west

Population

9,060

Elevation

9 metres (30 feet)

Open location code

7C55F85P+CM

GeoNames ID

2412331

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