Kololi Point

Kololi Point is a point in West Coast Division, Gambia. Kololi Point is situated nearby to the suburb Kerr Serign, as well as near Kotu.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Center and Bijilo Forest Park.

Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Center

Convention center

Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Center is a 14,000-square-metre conference center in The Gambia, located in Kombo North/Saint Mary. The project began in 2017 and inaugurated in January 2020.

Bijilo Forest Park

Nature reserve

Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bijilo Forest Park, often known as Monkey Park, is a forest park in the Gambia, lying in the coastal zone about 11 km west of Banjul the Kombo Saint Mary District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kololi and Fajara.

Kololi is a resort town on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean that is located near Serrekunda, The Gambia. It is surrounded by the Bijilo Forest. The primary hotels are located on "The Strip" which is a short road leading to the beach and the hotels of Senegambia and the Kairaba.

Fajara

Suburb

Photo: Annatto, Public domain.

Fajara is a coastal suburb of Bakau in the Gambia. It is home to Isatou Njie-Saidy, a former Vice-President of The Gambia; Patricia Aslup, a former US Ambassador; and was formerly the home town of the late Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, a former Prime Minister of The Gambia and the first President of The Gambia. Fajara is situated 4 km northeast of Kololi Point.

Sukuta

Town

Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Sukuta is a town located in the Western Division of the Gambia. It had a population of 16,667 as of the 1993 census. Sukuta is situated 4½ km southeast of Kololi Point.

Kololi Point

Type: Point
Category: landform
Location: West Coast Division, Gambia, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

13.45° or 13° 27′ north

Longitude

-16.72472° or 16° 43′ 29″ west

Elevation

30 metres (98 feet)

Open location code

7C55F72G+24

GeoNames ID

2412854

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kerr Serign and Kotu.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kololi Beach and Kairaba Hotel.

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