Madina
Madina is a village in Lower River Division, Gambia. Madina is situated nearby to the hamlet Tabanani, as well as near Wellingara.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sankandi.
Sankandi
Village
Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Sankandi is situated 10 km southwest of Madina.
Madina
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Lower River Division, Gambia, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
13.3554° or 13° 21′ 19″ northLongitude
-15.76046° or 15° 45′ 38″ westElevation
34 metres (112 feet)Open location code
7C56964Q+5ROpenStreetMap ID
node 2978992504OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2412698
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